Radio activism : breaking the silence and empowering women / Annette Rimmer and the Radio Research Group.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rimmer, Annette, author.

Radio Research Group (Manchester, England), author.

Contributor:

Radio Research Group (Manchester, England), author.

Series:

Concepts for critical psychology.

Concepts for critical psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio Research Group (Manchester, England).

Community radio--Great Britain.

Community radio.

Women in radio broadcasting--Great Britain.

Women in radio broadcasting.

Radio broadcasting--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Radio broadcasting.

Feminism--Great Britain.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"This unique book draws on the narratives of women participants in community radio, using intersectionality, feminist, critical psychological and community development frameworks to explore how this highly symbolic, creative dimension of activism can unmute marginalised women and enrich corporate media. Over a period of four years, twelve female radio project volunteers offer their experiences which they analyse, together as part of the RRG (Radio Research Group), alongside a conceptual and contextual framework to produce insights on the gendered nature of silence, voice and empowerment, and the wider potential of radio activism. Employing literature from a variety of fields, from bell hooks to Stuart Hall, the book foregrounds evidence from the majority world to argue the empowerment potential of community radio and the barriers to radio participation. Through this analysis community radio emerges as a site of development, from which diverse identities transpire/surface? through laughter, dialogue, raised consciousness and solidarity, but it also exposes the conflicts of empowerment by recognising inherent tensions in womanhood and in communities. Centering on the global, hegemonic challenge of empowering women, and relevant across multiple disciplines and professions, this is fascinating reading for academics, students and professionals in psychology, gender studies, media studies, development and related areas"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Radio Research Group

Listen up! Radio's potential explored

Radio training : feminist pedagogy in action

Silence and voice

Radio activism : dancing in the kitchen

Feeling ten feet tall

The mythical Sankofa bird, looking back and imagining the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-304245-7

1-000-41502-3

1-003-04245-7

1-000-41494-9

9781003042457

OCLC:

1255231559