Stories of Feminist Protest and Resistance: Digital Performative Assemblies - Paperback

by Sofia Baptiste (Contribution by), Morgan Bimm (Contribution by), Micki Burdick (Contribution by)

Stories of Feminist Protest and Resistance: Digital Performative Assemblies foregrounds the importance of storytelling for coalition building, solidarity, and performative assembly. Bringing together scholars and activists from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, this book offers creative explorations, analyses, personal stories, and case studies of digital feminist activism that speak directly to the many ways that feminist communities assemble for the purposes of protest and resistance. Through various forms of feminist media mobilizations, from hashtag feminism and platform activism to personal blogs and meme accounts, these chapters explore how digital feminists use the long-standing tactics of storytelling to counter the dominant narratives of white supremacy, colonialism, heteropatriarchy, and the intersecting oppressions that accompany such structures, both online and offline. By sharing stories of intersectional feminist assembly for collective justice, this book contributes to larger conversations about establishing alternative ways of seeing and being in the world, inviting others to assemble with us.

Author Biography

Brianna I. Wiens is assistant professor in English language and literature at the University of Waterloo.
Michelle MacArthur is associate professor at the University of Windsor's School of Dramatic Art.
Shana MacDonald is associate professor in communication arts at the University of Waterloo.
Milena Radzikowska is professor in information design at Mount Royal University.