Dean, J orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-0566 and Maiguashca, B (2018) Gender, Power, and Left Politics: From Feminization to “Feministization”. Politics & Gender, 14 (3). pp. 376-406. ISSN 1743-923X
Abstract
Responding to ongoing debates about the presence (or otherwise) of feminism within left-wing politics, this article has two central aims. First, it seeks to develop a set of analytical criteria to identify and assess the extent to which an instance of politics has become “feminist.” Second, it aims to illustrate the utility of this framework by applying it to a range of examples of contemporary left politics in Britain. Our argument is similarly twofold. Conceptually, learning from the literature on socialist feminism, gender and politics, and cultural studies and sociology, we identify five features of what we call “feministization,” arguing that in addition to feminist ideas, policies, and modes of organizing, we must also pay attention to the role of embodied performances and affect. Empirically, we suggest that, seen through this lens, the British left has in fact undergone a significant but uneven process of feministization in recent years.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2018. This article has been published in a revised form in Politics & Gender https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X18000193. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. |
Keywords: | feminism; left politics; Marxism; socialism; affect; performance |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number British Academy SRG 2012-13 Round Leverhulme Trust Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2018 15:35 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2018 11:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1743923X18000193 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126704 |