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WiSe 21/22: The woman question, past and present: Antifeminist women and illiberal gender politics

Alexandra Deem

Kommentar

After a firestorm of white supremacist memes and hyper-misogynistic trolling helped propel Donald Trump to victory during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the so-called “alt-right” eventually found itself confronted by “the woman question.” A phrase long used in far-right nationalist circles in the U.S. and Europe, the woman question refers to the conflicting need to actively involve women while maintaining their subordination to men. From exit poll statistics revealing that more than half of white women helped vote Trump into office to the current influx of tradwife influencers, the alt-right has clearly managed to garner female support despite the climate of virulent misogyny surrounding it. This course investigates the outcomes, negotiations, and stakes surrounding the woman question in the digital era (as well as some of its historical figurations) from the perspectives of antifeminist women themselves. Tracing the issue through contestations and cracks in second wave feminism to the present moment, we will look at how feminine antifeminism extends beyond a right-wing political context, rooted in histories of slavery and colonialism and intertwined with contemporary white neoliberal feminism. Combining the methodologies of cultural studies with digital ethnography, the course verses students in theories and practices of (anti)feminism from the second half of the 20th century to today’s fast-paced digital setting. Exploring both the agency of women and the structural conditions shaping their participation in antifeminism, we will develop awareness of contemporary illiberal mobilizations of gender and femininity as well as their imbrication with race, class, and sexuality. Schließen

16 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Fr, 12:00 - 14:00 16 Termine

Fr, 22.10.2021 12:00 - 14:00

Dozenten:
Alexandra Deem