Building a ‘counter-community of emotions’
Feminist encounters and socio-cultural difference in 1970s Turin 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18985153 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maud Anne Bracke (0000-0002-9394-5673, University of the Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 223-236 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Italy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-2944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9877 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13532944.2012.665283 |
| OpenAlex | W2002732045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
The article analyses cross-class encounters within 1970s feminist campaigning from the perspective of the history of emotions. It is based on a case study of a feminist women's sexual health clinic ( consultorio autogestito ) in a working-class district near Turin, the Falchera, in the mid-1970s. The article investigates the role played by emotions in the creation of a sense of community among women from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. The encounters between feminist activists from Turin and working-class women living at the Falchera are understood as framed by these emotional exchanges, which led the women involved to question in new ways their own life-stories, aspirations and understanding of libertà . It is argued that these exchanges led to a reshaping of feminist politics at the grass-roots, specifically in the articulation of strongly situated notions of liberation. The analysis is based on original interviews and interviews published at the time
Art · Feminism · Political science · Politics · Situated · Sociology · Working class · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |