Abstract
This essay draws upon the work of Judith Butler, Sara Ahmed, and Germaine Greer to consider the #MeToo movement and its reflection in the work of the author's students and the scandal at Dublin's Gate Theatre. Taking competing conceptions of freedom as they are materialised in this activism as it starting point, the essay questions intergenerational feminist ideas about the nature of freedom and its relationship to fear and to harassment. The essay returns to the feminist principle that ‘the personal is the political’ to reflect on women's lived experiences of threat and harassment, and young women's resistance to their objectification.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 82-93 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Irish University Review |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 31 May 2020 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
Keywords
- Freedom
- Activism
- Feminism
- Irish theatre
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Lisa Fitzpatrick
- School of Arts & Humanities - Senior Lecturer in Drama
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Senior Lecturer
- Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies Research
Person: Academic
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