“It’s Okay, Sister, Your Wolf-Pack Is Here”: Sisterhood as Public Feminism in Spain

Abrisketa, Olatz González; Abrisketa, Marian G.

doi:10.1086/707801

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“…As Abrisketa and Abrisketa (2021) explain, on 17 November 2017, feminist groups convened massive demonstrations in all the major Spanish cities to support the victim. In April 2018, they took the streets again to protest the sentences imposed on the rapists, which escaped the penalty for sexual assault because most of the court members considered that physical violence had not been used against the victim (Abrisketa and Abrisketa, 2021).…”

Section: Expanding the Frame Of Hashtag Activism In Cataloniamentioning

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“…The starting point of the #MeToo movement in Catalonia was the popular uproar generated by the gang-rape of a young woman during the celebration of the San Fermines festivities in Nafarroa’s region city of Iruñea in 2016 (Ideograma et al, 2019; Villaverde, 2022), a case popularly known as La Manada (The Wolf-Pack). As Abrisketa and Abrisketa (2021) explain, on 17 November 2017, feminist groups convened massive demonstrations in all the major Spanish cities to support the victim. In April 2018, they took the streets again to protest the sentences imposed on the rapists, which escaped the penalty for sexual assault because most of the court members considered that physical violence had not been used against the victim (Abrisketa and Abrisketa, 2021).…”

Section: #Metoo In Cataloniamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Situating #MeToo: a comparative analysis of the movement in Catalonia and Portugal

Roqueta-Fernàndez

Caldeira

2023

Media, Culture & Society

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Since its re-emergence in 2017, the #MeToo movement has been adopted across the globe. #MeToo has a transnational dimension, transcending its initial US context and placing international issues alongside national concerns. This article aims to contextualize and situate #MeToo, providing a critical review of the movement in two local contexts – Catalonia (Spain) and Portugal. The analysis is grounded on empirical observations on social media, drawing as well on previous scholarship on the topic produced both internationally and in the contexts of study, and on the engagement with relevant national media sources. By focusing on national expressions of #MeToo in Portugal and Catalonia, this article explores how #MeToo took shape in (and was shaped by) the local contexts and existing feminist practices. It presents the different temporalities and dynamics of the movement in these two contexts, exploring the roles of both social media and traditional press in the local developments of #MeToo, and also briefly exploring the local legislative implications of the movement. This article thus presents #MeToo as common and easily recognisable frame used in local contexts to approach different issues of sexual and gendered violence, yet flexible enough to allow for national specificities.

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Situating #MeToo: a comparative analysis of the movement in Catalonia and Portugal

Roqueta-Fernàndez

Caldeira

2023

Media, Culture & Society

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“…These events were fuelled by the #MeToo movement, but also as a consequence of the public outrage generated by different cases of sexual violence against women-and its subsequent judicial treatment-that had taken place in Spain. The Spanish Women's Movement proved its strength with further demonstrations throughout the year [21,22]. In this context, VOX built its campaign for the Andalusian election along their rejection of the Law against Sexist Violence and the exaltation of the traditional role of women in the family, among other subjects [18,23].…”

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Not only a territorial matter: The electoral surge of VOX and the anti-libertarian reaction

2023

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Although previous work has shown the complexity of motives behind the VOX vote, its emergence is often associated mainly with the Catalan conflict. Our analysis shows that VOX’s first electoral success was marked importantly by preferences related to territorial conflict, but also by opposition to immigration, authoritarianism or ideology. The main contribution of the paper lies in demonstrating something that until now had not been empirically verified: the relevance of anti-feminist attitudes amongst the VOX electorate. This shows how, since its onset, these voters have not been so different from voters of other European radical right-wing parties, and how VOX has channelled into elections the reaction against different expressions of a more diverse and egalitarian society.

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“…The five men involved (who called themselves La Manada -'The Wolf Pack'), one of whom was an officer in the Spanish Civil Guard, were cleared of sexual assault and charged with the lesser crime of sexual abuse, with each being sentenced to nine years in prison. The acquittal of the men for sexual assault led to mass outrage in Spain and waves of protests involving hundreds of thousands of people (mainly women but also men) across the country (Abrisketa and Abrisketa, 2020). Earlier that year, millions of women had also taken part in a 'feminist strike' on International Women's Day in protest against ongoing gender inequality (Campillo, 2019).…”

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Men’s Activism to End Violence Against Women

Westmarland¹,

Almqvist²,

Holmgren³

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Using case studies from Europe and the UK, this book highlights those men who are taking action to eradicate violence against women. Examining the factors that support men to take a public stance, the authors also demonstrate what we can learn from their experiences to help build the movement to end violence against women. This important study will inform grassroots movements working to involve and engage men and boys in building gender equality.

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“It’s Okay, Sister, Your Wolf-Pack Is Here”: Sisterhood as Public Feminism in Spain

Cited by 10 publications

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Situating #MeToo: a comparative analysis of the movement in Catalonia and Portugal

Situating #MeToo: a comparative analysis of the movement in Catalonia and Portugal

Not only a territorial matter: The electoral surge of VOX and the anti-libertarian reaction

Men’s Activism to End Violence Against Women

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