Transfeminism

Espineira, Karine; Marie-Hélène,; Bourcier, Sam

doi:10.1215/23289252-3334247

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“…Intersectionality, then, has changed the composition of feminist movements, for example, with the inclusion of trans people and the critique of gender binarism (Bey, 2021; Espineira & Bourcier, 2016; Green & Bey, 2017); it has changed the frames—and thus the way systems of oppression, the subjects of oppression, and the causes are interpreted (Feree, 2009, 2011); it has changed the repertoires of action, and thus what kind of strategies and tactics are adopted to contest systems of oppression, and again the feminist strike is an example (Tormos‐Aponte et al., 2023). The impetus for the mobilizations comes from Argentina, a country in the Global South, and has thus strongly conditioned the characteristics of contemporary feminist mobilizations (Gago, 2020).…”

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Intersectionality and feminist movements from a global perspective

Bonu Rosenkranz

2024

Sociology Compass

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The review article explores the concept of intersectionality within feminist movements from a global perspective. First, it reconstructs the origins of the concept. Second, it summarizes the main critical debates. Third, it gives an overview on the new wave of feminist movements, by exploring the way several movements from the North to the Global South have actively engaged with the concept of intersectionality into action. Finally, the article discusses opportunity and threats in the diffusion of the concept, both in the academic debate and in the field of collective action. The main takeaways of the article are: the emergence of the concept of intersectionality within the activism of women of color and Black feminism; the role of intersectionality as a critical analysis of power structures; the intersectional character of the new wave of feminist movements; the risks associated with the diffusion of the concept of intersectionality; the bleaching of intersectionality; and the co‐opting and depowering of the concept in an increasingly aggressive neo‐liberal order.

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Intersectionality and feminist movements from a global perspective

Bonu Rosenkranz

2024

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“…Third-wave feminism established a new understanding of the power of women through popular culture, and new technologies for communication, claiming of a positive sexuality open to complex identities and experiences (Espineira & Bourcier, 2016). Transfeminism contributed to third-wave feminism by creating space and demanding for accountability of feminism to be inclusive of trans experiences.…”

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“…Transfeminism contributed to third-wave feminism by creating space and demanding for accountability of feminism to be inclusive of trans experiences. These efforts demanded feminism to rethink how marginalization can occur within feminism, particularly towards trans and queer people, and reorganize to include their experiences (Espineira & Bourcier, 2016).…”

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The Transformative Experience of Drama and Performance art with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Crozier¹

2023

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<div>This qualitative research study strives to understand the transformative process of drama and performance art through the lived experiences of survivors of gender-based violence. In-person interviews explore the narratives of three survivors that have accessed drama and performance art in a variety of settings such as community theatres, educational institutions, and online forums such as YouTube. This interpretive phenomenological methodology is grounded in an Anti-Oppressive, intersectional transfeminist theoretical framework. The research explores the following question: What is the unique experience of drama and performance art when accessed by survivors of gender-based violence? This research offers an opportunity to hear from survivors about the potential of drama and performance art to facilitate healing and connection to community, while allowing survivors to understand their trauma. The intended outcome of this research project will be an empathetic understanding into the unique experience of drama and</div><div>performance art when conducted with survivors of gender-based violence. The primary purpose of this research is to provide additional knowledge into the potential of drama and performance art in the field of Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice, specifically when supporting survivors and resisting gender-based violence.</div>

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“…What trans femme stereotypes translate into when it comes to depicting trans people and trans characters in dominant culture is deeply fraught. Mainstream representations of trans people narrowly present acceptable ways of being trans, demonstrate which trans subjectivities are impermissible, and side-line the majority of actual trans embodiments and experiences (For more on this see: Espineira and Bourcier, 2016;Faye, 2018;Lehner, 2019;2021;Serano, 2013). As Homi k. Bhabha (1994) observes, via anxious repetition of fixed representations of a given constituency we begin to culturally understand a group of people as all being a certain way.…”

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The Transgender Flipping Point: How Trans Instagrammers Flip the Script on Identity

Lehner

2022

Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change

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Since Time magazine’s now iconic 2014 cover story featuring trans actress Laverne Cox proclaimed the contemporary moment ‘The Transgender Tipping Point’, there has been much debate about the recent proliferation of trans representations across all media sectors. Trans scholars, culture producers, artists, and activists have argued that this is not only a misconception, but it occludes the corpus of trans visual culture made by and for trans culture producers reflecting a wider diversity of trans experiences that do not readily reflect dominant cultural paradigms. Defined as a self-image made with a hand-held mobile device and shared via social media platforms, the selfie has facilitated self-imaging becoming a ubiquitous part of globally networked contemporary life. Beyond this, selfies have facilitated a diversity of image-making practices and enabled otherwise representationally marginalized constituencies to insert self-representations into visual culture. A close look at the prolific selfie practice of Black British, gender-non-conforming, trans-femme performance artist Travis Alabanza reveals their use of Instagram to be a critical intervention into contemporary culture. In self-imaging complex, expansive, and intersectional identity, Alabanza’s oeuvre produces new visual exemplars that defy stereotypes and erasures produced by dominant culture while simultaneously challenging our previously held conceptions of identity and self-portraiture. Alabanza’s work decolonizes the relationship between the subject and the portrait, encouraging viewers to consider the complex dialectical relationship between images, aesthetics, and communication about identity, performativity, gender, racialization, class, and subcultural affiliations.

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Transfeminism

Cited by 39 publications

References 7 publications

Intersectionality and feminist movements from a global perspective

Intersectionality and feminist movements from a global perspective

The Transformative Experience of Drama and Performance art with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

The Transgender Flipping Point: How Trans Instagrammers Flip the Script on Identity

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