Overview

The repression of the rights of girls and women is continuously threatened in a wide range of global cultural contexts. From the rise in laws restricting reproductive freedom to the growth in essentialist ideas about gender and the backlash to the #MeToo movement, the challenges facing girls and young women are as diverse as the activism networks established to address them. Girls Take Action shines light on the myriad ways girls and young women are exercising agency in the face of injustice, considering especially the role of community and collaboration in fostering activism networks and ultimately a more transnational understanding of girlhood.

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Author:   Catherine Vanner
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805397106

ISBN 10:   1805397109
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   01 January 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Collective Urgency: Networks of Girls and Young Women Taking Action Catherine Vanner Part I: By Girls and Young Women Chapter 1. Chalk Back: The Girl and Youth-Led Street Art Movement to #StopStreetHarassment Natasha Harris-Harb and Sophie Sandberg Chapter 2. Hopeful, Harmless, and Heroic: Figuring the Girl Activist as Global Savior Jessica K. Taft Chapter 3. Young Feminists Leading Change: Gender Transformative Education in Action Ashlee Burnett, Dennis Glasgow, and Maryjacob Okwuosa Chapter 4. “Because There Are Young Women Behind Me:” Learning from the Testimonios of Young Undocumented Women Advocates Carolina Silva Chapter 5. Sakai Magara: Activist Girl of Early Twentieth Century Japan Barbara Hartley Part II: For Girls and Young Women Chapter 6. “Unsilencing the Girls:” Fostering a Practice of Schoolgirls’ Agentic Roles and Participation in Decision-Making in Education in Oyo State, Nigeria Edem Dorothy Ossai, Oluwadamilola Adedayo, Ewaoluwa Raufu, and Busayo Adebayo Chapter 7. Photovoice and Cartography as Activist Tools:Mining for Solutions with Disabled Girls of Color in One U.S. High School Amanda L. Miller and Jennifer A. Kurth Chapter 8. Towards a Fairer Future: An Activist Model of Black Girl Leadership Courtney Cook Part III: With Girls and Young Women Chapter 9. Be Well and Stay Safe:Facebook, Community Activism and Inuit Girls in the time of COVID Julia Ussak, Haily May Ussak, Jennica Alhda Barcial, and Marnina Gonick Chapter 10. Negotiating Girl-led Advocacy: Addressing Early and Forced Marriage in South Africa Sadiyya Haffejee, Astrid Treffry-Goatley, Lisa Wiebesiek, and Nkonzo Mkhize Chapter 11. Reflections on Expanding Girls’ Political Capital at the United Nations Emily Bent Chapter 12. Trans Girls’ Activism on YouTube and Instagram:A Radical Media Engagement of Mothers and Daughters Lucas R. Platero, Iolanda Tortajada, and Cilia Willem Chapter 13. “Speak With Girls, Not for Them:” Supporting Girls’ Action Against Rape Culture Alexe Bernier and Sarah Winstanley Chapter 14. The Inheritance of Activism: Does Social Capital Shape Women’s Lives? Supriya Baily, Gloria Wang, and Elisabeth Scotto-Lavino Conclusion: Acting Together Catherine Vanner Index

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Catherine Vanner is an Assistant Professor and the VPRI Research Chair for the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. Previously, she worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University and an Education Advisor at Plan International Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. Specializing in the use of qualitative and participatory methods to examine the relationship between education, gender, and violence, her recent publications include Teaching Peace and Conflict: The Multiple Roles of School Textbooks in Peacebuilding (Springer, 2022), co-edited with Spogmai Akseer and Thursica Kovinthan Levi, and journal articles in Girlhood Studies, Gender & Education, and Pedagogy, Culture & Society.

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