‘Gender’ is a catch-all term: it is used in discourses on women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, gender equality, sexual education, gender studies – and by the anti-gender movements. The book offers an analysis of the blurring boundaries between political positions known as ‘anti-gender’ on the one hand and feminist and LGBTIQ+ strands on the other, starting from the hypothesis that there are discursive bridges between both camps which go beyond the exploitation of emancipatory attitudes. Rather, there are linkages which originate in mainstream feminist and LGBTIQ+ positions. The volume sheds light on these linkages in order to make the case for the need for alliances and dialogues to more effectively counter crusades on women’s and LGBTIQ+ constituencies.
Dorothee Beck
Gender Gender anti-gender Anti-Gender anti-feminism Anti-Feminismus LGBTIQ+ LGBTIQ+ far right Rechtsextremismus feminist discourse feministischer Diskurs transphobia Transphobie Lesben
Der Band richtet sich an Forschende der Gender und Queer Studies, aber auch an ein interessiertes Publikum darüber hinaus (S.16f). Da die Beiträge trotz der detaillierten Einleitung voraussetzungsvoll sind, kann der gut kuratierte Band aber generell für Forschende im Bereich des (Rechts-)Populismus empfohlen werden.
Andreas Schulz-Tomančok
"The collection’s strength lies above all in the diverse array of methodologies used. Each essay is meticulously researched, exhibiting a forensic attention to detail and a robust commitment to self-reflexivity."
Ry Montgomery, LSE Review of Books
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