Horizontality and gender in contemporary social movements

IF 0.9 4区 文学 Q3 COMMUNICATION
Naomi Orton, Liana de Andrade Biar
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Abstract

The notion of horizontal, “structureless” organisation continues to hold resounding appeal for those seeking to create more egalitarian societies. Given horizontality’s comfortable status as the golden child of contemporary social movements, in this article we ask to what extent symmetrical relations may materialize discursively within an ostensibly horizontal group. To do so, we analyse two narratives of resistance which emerge during a meeting of bicycle advocates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Uniting insider and outsider perspectives, our analysis suggests that gendered asymmetries are simultaneously contested and reified during the activists’ narrative and interactional practice. As such, this study highlights the need to take a critical stance towards discursive practice in order to further understand the construction of horizontality. In so doing, it may then be possible to build communities which foster minority groups’ active participation and the very transformative practice sought out by those who engage in social movements.
当代社会运动中的横向性与性别
对于那些寻求创造更平等社会的人来说,横向、“无结构”组织的概念仍然具有强烈的吸引力。考虑到水平作为当代社会运动的金童的舒适地位,在这篇文章中,我们问对称关系在多大程度上可以在表面上水平的群体中具体化。为此,我们分析了在巴西里约热内卢举行的自行车倡导者会议上出现的两种抵制说法。结合内部和外部视角,我们的分析表明,性别不对称在活动家的叙述和互动实践中同时受到质疑和具体化。因此,本研究强调需要对话语实践采取批判的立场,以便进一步理解水平性的建构。这样做,就有可能建立社区,促进少数群体的积极参与和从事社会运动的人所寻求的变革实践。
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Narrative Inquiry
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14
期刊介绍: Narrative Inquiry is devoted to providing a forum for theoretical, empirical, and methodological work on narrative. Articles appearing in Narrative Inquiry draw upon a variety of approaches and methodologies in the study of narrative as a way to give contour to experience, tradition, and values to next generations. Particular emphasis is placed on theoretical approaches to narrative and the analysis of narratives in human interaction, including those practiced by researchers in psychology, linguistics and related disciplines.
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