The Escalation of Essentialist Feminism in Times of the Ultra-Right in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11120218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia Correa (0009-0007-6435-6849, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 649-652 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-6943 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/739061 |
| OpenAlex | W7135056769 |
| Language | EN |
This essay provides a concise summary of the not-yet-published findings from a study conducted in Brazil between 2023 and 2024. The study captures the national trajectory of anti-gender politics, focusing on how it resurfaced after the defeat of Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, manifesting as a fierce onslaught on trans rights. The study also looks more closely into the role played by essentialist feminist streams, self-defined as radical or gender critical, in this resurgence
Essentialism · Feminism · Gender equality · Government (linguistics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Sexuality, and Education · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Highly cited | No |
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