Pussy hats, politics, and public protest / edited by Rachelle Hope Saltzman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saltzman, Rachelle Hope, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

United States.

Protest movements--United States.

Protest movements.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 196 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2020]

Summary:

"The 2016 US presidential campaign and its aftermath provoked an array of protests notable for their use of humor, puns, memes, and graphic language. During the campaign, a video surfaced of then-candidate Donald Trump's lewd use of the word "pussy"; in response, many women have made the issue and the term central to the public debate about women's bodies and their political, social, and economic rights. Focusing on the women-centered aspects of the protests that started with the 2017 Women's March, Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest deals with the very public nature of that surprising, grassroots spectacle and explores the relationship between the personal and the political in the protests. Contributors to this edited collection use a folkloristic lens to engage with the signs, memes, handmade pussy hats, and other items of material culture that proliferated during the march and in subsequent public protests. Contributors explore how this march and others throughout history have employed the social critique functions and features of carnival to stage public protests; how different generations interacted and acted in the march; how perspectives on inclusion and citizenship influenced and motivated participation; how women-owned businesses and their dedicated patrons interacted with the election, the march, and subsequent protests; how popular belief affects actions and reactions, regardless of some objective notion of truth; and how traditionally female crafts and gifting behavior strengthened and united those involved in the march"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Pussies Galore! Women. Power. And Protest At The 2017 March / Jack Santino

These Pussies Grab Back: Protesting At The Portland Women's March / Rachelle H. Saltzman

Pussy Hats: Common Ground At The Chicago Women's March / Susan Eleuterio

Postcards, Pussy Hats, And Protest Pins: Documenting The Folklore Of Feminist Resistance At Mio Studio In Lancaster / Andrea Glass

Paid And Professional Protesters? Giving Voice To Trump Resisters / Adam Zolkover

I Can't Believe I Still Have To Protest This Shit: Generational Variation And Solidarity Among Women's March Participants / Patricia Sawin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1496831578

9781496831576

9781496831569

149683156X

OCLC:

1154132112

Publisher Number:

99986230647