Concepts of voice and feminism

Briony Lipton*, Elizabeth Mackinlay

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Concepts of voice and feminism and feelings of agency are in many ways connected to our multiple subjectivities as women and as feminists. In this chapter we explore the paradoxical concepts of voice and feminism, and focus on what speech acts do, whom they include and exclude, whose voices are valorised and whose are silenced. We critically interrogate notions of silencing and silence in relation to women’s voices, agency, and empowerment. In doing so it is possible to reconceptualise silence as a potential strategy for negotiating gender relations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Studies in Gender and Education
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages61-84
Number of pages24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Gender and Education
ISSN (Print)2524-6445
ISSN (Electronic)2524-6453

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