This article responds to Sarah Ahmed’s call to think about feminist futures by tending to legacies of feminist pasts. If we are to understand and embody feminism as a politics of equity, I believe we need to sort out some baggage. Feminism continues to be a contentious ideology, within and beyond feminist discourse. That’s not to say it doesn’t come with challenging questions and contradictions. bell hooksįeminism has brought me language, liberation, and purpose. You are not going to destroy this imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy by creating your own version of it. PDF Tags: accountability, failure, feminist resistance, feminist snap, manifesto, rage, rhetoric of domination This practice is important for conscientious reproduction of rhetorical praxis and for determining how we construct a critical feminist lineage. The current work suggests that in reconsidering SCUM at face-value, it functions as a model by which feminist rhetoricians may appraise the imbrication of patriarchy in a seemingly anti-patriarchal text. By enacting compliance, manipulation, rebellion, and withdrawal, the manifesto reproduces a rhetoric of domination that confirms, rather than challenges, the power of hegemony (Foss and Griffin).

Thus, it forwards that Valerie Solanas’ SCUM Manifesto presents ethical pitfalls for a rhetoric of feminist resistance. Kitty.Ībstract: This analysis considers the implications of positioning Solanas and SCUM Manifesto as representatives of feminist resistance in contemporary critical feminist discourse. Outside of work, she enjoys watching Jeopardy! with her partner, practicing hot vinyasa, and spending time with her cats, Simba and Weezy F.

In her service to Northeastern, she centers wellness, community-building, justice, equity, and inclusion as the Co-Chair of the Graduate Student Welfare and Advocacy Group (GSWAG). Her dissertation investigates the rhetorical significance of feminist icons, particularly seeking to engage their potentialities for rhetorical agency and rhetorical citizenship. Rachel’s research explores feminist rhetorical theory in the context of contemporary popular visual culture. Currently, she is the Assistant Director of the Writing Program and a 4th year doctoral candidate at Northeastern University. Rachel Molko is a first-generation Venezuelan and Jewish feminist scholar-activist. SCUM Manifesto as a Rhetoric of Domination

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