Of Fighters and Frames:<i>Femen’s</i>Corporeality Between the Old, the New, the Yellow and the Blue

Khrebtan-Hörhager, Julia; Kononenko, Iuliia

doi:10.1080/17475759.2015.1034754

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“…One of FEMEN’s most (in)famous anticlerical actions was sawing down a massive Christian cross in Kiev in support of Pussy Riot. 14 While repressed in Ukraine, the activists drew support from most Western countries, including in France where Shevchenko, who took down the cross, was granted political asylum (Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko, 2015: 243). If FEMEN was criticised there, and especially globally, for its 2013 ‘Naked’ or ‘Topless Jihad’ campaign, 15 the action was still strongly supported by some.…”

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“… 3 See Bertini (2014: 25), Fauré (2013: 384−385), Fraisse (2014: 68−75), Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko (2015: 225, 234), and Valente (2015: 146−151). …”

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“… 6 Those have been successfully addressed in many studies. See, namely, Bard (2014: 232−236, 241−242, Bertini (2014: 23−24), Chollet (2013), Delaume (2013), Eileraas (2014: 47−51), Fauré (2013: 383), Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko (2015: 224−251), Rivers (2017: 79−105), and Valente (2015: 143−152). See also the Women’s Studies in Communication special forum on FEMEN (McAlister, 2015: 357−392). …”

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“… 9 A stance that was decried or supported by some, including fellow feminist activists (Bard, 2014: 240; Chollet, 2013; Delaume, 2013; Fauré, 2013: 384; Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko, 2015: 231; Rivers, 2017: 80, 84, 151). …”

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“… 18 For FEMEN’s problematic universalism or global feminism, see Bard (2014: 233), Chollet (2013), Delaume (2013), Eileraas (2014: 47−51), Fauré (2013: 377−388), Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko (2015: 224−251), and Rivers (2017: 12, 81−93). …”

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From actions to words: FEMEN’s fourth-wave manifestos

Schaal

2020

French Cultural Studies

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Since its creation in 2008 in Ukraine, FEMEN has fascinated mainstream audiences and scholars alike. Yet few studies have dealt with FEMEN’s writings in French. While the lack of translations may partially explain this critical gap, the overall dismissal of FEMEN and its impact on contemporary feminisms participates in the historic marginalisation of women’s contributions to the arts, the sciences, or society at large. Recognising the organisation’s problematic standpoints, this article demonstrates how, going from action to words, FEMEN’s collective book publications, Manifeste FEMEN and Rébellion, contribute to, and complicate, contemporary feminist thought and debates. Inscribing themselves in the feminist manifesto tradition, both books articulate a fourth-wave feminist standpoint, and through FEMEN’s assessment of their actions, the organisation unveils Western democracies’ tartufferies regarding secularism and equal rights. FEMEN’s manifestos also generate a reflection on the (im)possibility of a universal, global approach to feminism, namely, due to their Islamophobic stances.

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“… 3 See Bertini (2014: 25), Fauré (2013: 384−385), Fraisse (2014: 68−75), Khrebtan-Hörhager and Kononenko (2015: 225, 234), and Valente (2015: 146−151). …”

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From actions to words: FEMEN’s fourth-wave manifestos

Schaal

2020

French Cultural Studies

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Why Women Protest: Insights from Ukraine's EuroMaidan

Nikolayenko¹,

DeCasper²

2018

Slavic rev.

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This article examines why Ukrainian women participated in the 2013–14 anti-government protests, widely known as the EuroMaidan. Based upon in-depth interviews with female protesters, the study uncovers a wide range of motivations for women's engagement in the revolution, including dissatisfaction with the government, solidarity with protesters, motherhood, civic duty, and professional service. Political discontent was the most cited reason for protesting. Solidarity with protesters was another major catalyst for political engagement. In addition, women who were mothers invoked the notion of mothering to provide a rationale for activism. The study contributes to the growing literature on women's participation in contentious politics in non-democracies.

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