Feminist activist ethnography : counterpoints to neoliberalism in North America / edited by Christa Craven and Dána-Ain Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craven, Christa.

Davis, Dána-Ain, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist anthropology.

Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 279 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2013.

Summary:

Writing in the wake of neoliberalism, where human rights and social justice have increasingly been subordinated to proliferating "consumer choices" and ideals of market justice, the contributors to this collection argue that feminist ethnographers are in a key position to reassert the central feminist connections between theory, methods, and activism. Together, they suggest avenues for incorporating methodological innovations, collaborative analysis, and collective activism in scholarly projects. What are the possibilities (and challenges) that exist for feminist ethnography twenty-five years after initial debates emerged in this field about reflexivity, objectivity, reductive individualism, and the social relevance of activist scholarship? How can feminist ethnography intensify efforts towards social justice in the current political and economic climate? This collection continues a crucial dialog about feminist activist ethnography in the twenty-first century-at the intersection of engaged feminist research and activism in the service of the organizations, people, communities, and feminist issues we study. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Intimacies of Feminist Ethnography

1 Border Crossings: Intimacy and Feminist Activist Ethnography in the Age of Neoliberalism / Dána-Ain Davis Davis, Dána-Ain 23

2 Learning Social Justice and Activist Ethnography from Women with Breast Cancer / Mary K. Anglin Anglin, Mary K. 39

3 Feminist Ethnography with Domestic Violence Shelter Advocates: Negotiating the Neoliberal Era / Jennifer R. Wies Wies, Jennifer R. 53

Reflection: Fearlessly Engaging Complicity / Scott Lauria Morgensen Morgensen, Scott Lauria 69

Part 2 Feminist Ethnographer as Critic

4 Seeking "Marriage Material": Rethinking the U.S. Marriage Debates Under Neoliberalism / Michelle Marzullo Marzullo, Michelle 77

5 Reproductive Rights in a Consumer Rights Era: Toward the Value of "Constructive" Critique / Christa Craven Craven, Christa 101

6 Fracturing Feminism: Activist Research and Ethics in a Women's Human Rights NGO / Beth A. Uzwiak Uzwiak, Beth A. 119

Reflection: Committing to Change / Khiara M. Bridges Bridges, Khiara M. 137

Part 3 Disruptive Strategies

7 Negotiating Different Worlds: An Integral Ethnography of Reproductive Freedom and Social Justice / Iris López López, Iris 145

8 Women, Food, and Activism: Rediscovering Collectivist Action in an Individualized World / Tabitha Steager Steager, Tabitha 165

9 Moving the Field: Young Black Women, Performances of Self, and Creative Protest in Postindustrial Spaces / Aimee Cox Cox, Aimee 181

10 The Neoliberal Institutional Review Board, or Why Just Fixing the Rules Won't Help Feminist (Activist) Ethnographers / Elizabeth Chin Chin, Elizabeth 201

Reflection: The Work That Remains / Gina Pérez Pérez, Gina 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-255) and index.

ISBN:

9780739176368

0739176366

OCLC:

825733614