Feminist Politics in Neoconservative Russia: An Ethnography of Resistance and Resources

Front Cover -- Series -- Feminist Politics In Neoconservative Russia: An Ethnography Of Resistance And Resources -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Series Editors' Preface -- 1 Introduction: Feminist Resistance In Russia -- Producing The Research With Feminist Ethnography -- Introduction To The Feminist Activists Interviewed -- Theoretical Road Map Of The Book -- Tracing Feminist Resistance In Russia -- Discovering Spatialities And Temporalities -- Mapping Feminist Culture -- Structure Of The Book 2 Civic Activism And Feminist Politics In Russia -- Politics Of Gender And Feminism In Russia -- Soviet Gender Politics And The 'woman Question' -- Feminist Politics In Post-soviet Russia -- The Neoconservative Turn In Formal Politics -- 3 Feminists Repairing The Self And Society -- Working On The Patriarchal Self -- Relinquishing The 'culture Of Violence' And Related Trauma -- Radically Challenging Conservative Premises Of Politics -- Articulating An Alternative Tradition -- Conclusion: Reparative Politics -- 4 Activists Negotiating The Politics Of Space -- Underground In/visible Spatial Tactics Of Feminism And Lgbt/q -- Escaping The System Without Leaving It -- Street -- Art Spaces As The New Streets? -- Performances Challenging Private/public Relations -- Shelter -- Closing Feminist Space For Safety And Shelter -- Space Brokers Struggling To Open Feminist Space -- Conclusion: Politics Of Sheltering -- 5 Epistemic Resources And Struggles -- Harnessing Female Experience As An Epistemic Resource -- Queer As A Resource For Epistemic Experiments -- Academic Resources: Producing A Feminist Underclass -- Everyday Experiences As An Epistemic Resource Conclusion: Politics Of Expertise -- 6 Mediatized Manifestations Of Feminism -- Overt Lines Of Action: Producing Media Shocks -- Covert Lines Of Action: Smuggling And Masking -- Staging And Stealing Publicity -- Mirroring The Power Politics -- Conclusion: Politics Of Appearances -- 7 Resources And Their Effect On Feminist Resistance -- Gazing Through Feminist Lenses: What Next? -- Appendix: Methodology -- Production Of The Research Material -- Research Interviews -- Observation Off- And Online -- Analysing The Material -- Ethical Questions -- Reflections On The Research Process -- Notes Inna Perheentupa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.