Dead Dogma and the Limits of Feminist Political Imagination
Thinking #Metoo as Consciousness-Raising
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15030752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michaele Ferguson, Michaele L Ferguson (0000-0001-7809-229X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 275-303 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Event (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-311X • E-ISSN: 2572-6633 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tae.2022.0013 |
| OpenAlex | W4223932100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Commentators frequently describe the #metoo movement as a kind of "consciousness-raising." This language works to position #metoo within a radical, political tradition of feminist activism, yet obscures anti-political, dogmatic undercurrents in contemporary feminism. I analyze contemporary and second wave feminist writings to reveal three, anti-political uses of "consciousness-raising" common to both eras. I recover a fourth usage—revolutionary consciousness-raising—deriving from early radical feminists' experiences with various forms of leftist activism. Revolutionary consciousness-raising can inspire a revitalized political imaginary: one that is radically democratic, and that aims to unsettle all dogma—including feminist dogma
Aesthetics · Consciousness · Consciousness raising · Democracy · Epistemology · Feminism · Political consciousness · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Raising (metalworking · Sociology · The Imaginary · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Philosophy · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |