New Modes of Subjectivation: the Experience of “Mujeres Libres” in the Spanish Revolution

This article focuses on the experience of one of the major mass women´s movement during the Spanish Revolution, the anarchist and feminist organization “Free Women”. It considers Foucault´s concepts as well as feminist criticism relating to ethics and subjectivity as the main theoretical references....

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Published in:Estudos feministas 2008-01, Vol.16 (1), p.187
Main Author: Rago, Margareth
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Anarchism
Emancipation
Ethics
Females
Feminism
Feminist criticism
Foucauldian analysis
Subjectivity
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:This article focuses on the experience of one of the major mass women´s movement during the Spanish Revolution, the anarchist and feminist organization “Free Women”. It considers Foucault´s concepts as well as feminist criticism relating to ethics and subjectivity as the main theoretical references. In the context of a revolutionary movement, that started in Spain in the thirties, the organization aimed at achieving feminine emancipation. It understood clearly the importance of creating new modes of subjectivation, in this highly conservative, religious and male country.
ISSN:0104-026X
1806-9584
DOI:10.1590/S0104-026X2008000100019