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Show or Tell? Feminist Dilemmas and Implicit Feminism at Girls’ Rock Camp

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Previous research demonstrates how activists who do not identify as feminist sometimes engage in “implicitly feminist practices.” In this paper, I extend this research by asking: Do self-identified feminists also employ such implicit strategies in the course of their activist efforts? If so, why would they “do” feminism implicitly? Based on participant observation and semistructured interviews at Girls Rock! Midwest—a week-long summer day camp program that aims to empower girls through rock music production—I develop the concept of implicit feminism. I define implicit feminism as a strategy practiced by feminist activists within organizations that are operating in an anti- and postfeminist environment in which they conceal feminist identities and ideas while emphasizing the more socially acceptable angles of their efforts. My research demonstrates how feminist-identified activists employ implicitly feminist practices as a strategic response to feminist dilemmas stemming from competing organizational demands, how they envision the possibilities and drawbacks of such a strategy, and what this suggests for the shape and future of feminist politics.

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Gender & Society

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Thousand Oak : sage publisher., 2011

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English

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08912432

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Vol. 25 no. 5, October 2011.pp. 569-588

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Feminism
Feminist Dilemmas and Implicit Feminism at Girls
Feminist activism
Feminist identities
Feminist organizations

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