Seminar 6 – Feminist Activism and Feminist Policy, 16 Jan 2017
Date and time
Monday 16 January 2017, 10:30-16:30
Location
Room 101
Birkbeck College
University of London
30 Russell Square
Bloomsbury
Time |
Session |
10:30-11:00 |
Registration |
11:30-12.00 |
Feminism and Feminist Activism in the UK – Chair: Elizabeth Evans (Goldsmiths):
- Prue Chamberlain, Royal Holloway, University of London: Affective Temporality and Fourth Wave Feminism in the UK
- Jennifer Thompson, Queen Mary, University of London: Feminist Activism and Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
- Sarah Marie Hall, University of Manchester: Feminist economic geographies of austerity: theory, method and activism
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12:30-13:15 |
Lunch |
13:15-14:15 |
Influencing Parties & Politicians – Chair: Sarah Childs (Bristol):
- Sue Regan, Northumbria University: Centring feminism: connections between elected and non-elected representatives who act for local women’s interests
- Elizabeth Evans, Goldsmiths, University of London and Meryl Kenny, University of Edinburgh: The Party Political Wing of the Women’s Movement? An Exploration of the Women’s Equality Party
- Danielle Roberts, Ulster University: Feminists on ‘The Hill’? Feminist activist interactions with formal politics in Northern Ireland
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14:15-15:15 |
Feminist Identity and Activism: International Dimensions – Chair: Roberta Guerrina (Surrey):
- Chamindra Weerawardhana, Queen’s University Belfast Transfeminist activism within and beyond the academy: a necessary dialogue in the UK context?
- Pippa Stark, Goldsmiths, University of London: Women of Orange: gender, race and national identity in The Netherlands
- Helena Suárez, Goldsmiths, University of London: If a feminist speaks… does she make a sound? Exploring the effects of radio and online feminist broadcasting in Uruguay
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15:15-15:30 |
Coffee |
15:30-16:30 |
Feminist Activist Roundtable – Chair: Manjeet Ramgotra, SOAS:
- Sarah Marie Hall, Women’s Budget Group
- Cerian Jenkins. Gender Equality Network & Stonewall Role Model
- Eleanor Lisney, Sisters of Frida
- Lucy Hadley, Women’s Aid
- Emma Mackay, Young Women’s Trust
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