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Feminist Activism Through the Use of
Personal Stories
Dr. Daniel L. Roberts910-690-5964
[email protected]. Army Chaplaincy
Conceptual Framework
The narrative analysis method
Story #1: Hailey Z’s rape story
Evaluations
• Determined that there was a pattern of police inaction in rape cases.
Personal Agency
• Expressed solidarity with the universal collective
• Felt a strong sense of personal agency to be able to bring about change
Problematizing
• Probable cause principle: pattern of police injustice
Story #2: Monica, no interest in motherhood
Evaluations• Women are under social pressure to
have children
• Women who do not want to have children
• Shamed
• Treated as if something was wrong with them
Personal agency
• Monica uses "lets" to appeal to the collective of women to rise up against the "patriarchy"
Problematizing
• The human race cannot survive unless all women have children
• Women are the image of fertility and life
Story #3: Brittany and anorexia
Evaluations
• Criticizes traditional assumptions about anorexia
• Criticizes society for not letting people feel safe to be themselves
Personal Agency
• Brittany: ”We", all humanity, must give people space to be themselves, and stop telling them how they should feel and behave with regards to their bodies.
Problematizing
• Anorexia is a response to the beauty culture
• Anorexia is a woman’s problem
Figurative Language
• "Policing of women and men who don't eat for whatever reason" - Brittany feels that society acts as the arbiters of what is right and wrong for what people to do with their bodies.
Story #4: Maria, a high school feminist
Evaluations
• Social forces: Angered that the boys in the classroom were so negative about the views in the book
• School institution: limited in its view of what books could be read
Personal Agency• High degree of personal agency to choose
book to read, to speak out against oppression
• Expressed solidarity with all women around the world
• The collective attention from other girls to grab onto her beliefs assisted in strengthening and solidified what she felt.
Problematizing
• Criticized the assertion that gender equality exists
• Feminism: “Achieving gender quality by advocating for the rights of the underprivileged gender"
Imagery
Conclusion• The narrative analysis method is useful for
leadership studies because it focuses on participants’ perspectives.
• There is a wide variety of perspectives that surface in social media, but are not discussed in other outlets.
• My recommendation for inclusive leaders: create an environment that honors the perspectives of all team members
References• Bischoping, K., & Gazso, A. (2016). Analyzing talk in the
social sciences: Narrative, conversation & discourse strategies. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
• Dery, M. (2015). Not your mommy. Retrieved from http://www.yesallwomen.club/opinion/not-your-mommy/.
• Jeans, E. L., Knights, D., Martin, P. Y. (Eds.)(2011). Handbook of gender, work, and organization. UK: Wiley.
• Mari (2015). Being a feminist in high school. Retrieved from http://www.yesallwomen.club/personal/being-a-feminist-in-high-school/.
References• Sims, B. (2015). Occupying space: A story about
anorexia. Retrieved from http://www.yesallwomen.club/personal/occupying-space-a-story-about-anorexia/.
• Zorrozua, H. (2015). My story: Hailey Z. Retrieved from http://www.yesallwomen.club/censored/my-story-hailey-z/.