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Rimmer Annette - Radio Activism Breaking The Silence And Empowering Women - Paperback
Rimmer Annette - Radio Activism Breaking The Silence And Empowering Women - Paperback
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Description: This unique book draws on the narratives of women participants in community radio using intersectionality feminist critical psychological and community development frameworks to explore how this highly symbolic creative dimension of activism can unmute marginalised women and enrich corporate media. Over a period of four years twelve female radio project volunteers offer their experiences which they analyse together as part of the RRG (Radio Research Group) alongside a conceptual and contextual framework to produce insights on the gendered nature of silence voice and empowerment and the wider potential of radio activism. Employing literature from a variety of fields from bell hooks to Stuart Hall the book foregrounds evidence from the majority world to argue the empowerment potential of community radio and the barriers to radio participation. Through this analysis community radio emerges as a site of development from which diverse identities transpire through laughter dialogue raised consciousness and solidarity but it also exposes the conflicts of empowerment by recognising inherent tensions in womanhood and in communities. Centering on the global hegemonic challenge of empowering women and relevant across multiple disciplines and professions this is fascinating reading for academics students and professionals in psychology gender studies media studies development and related areas.
Title: Radio Activism Breaking The Silence And Empowering Women
Author(s): Rimmer Annette
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367487201
Pages: 152 Pages, 2 Halftones, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/27/2021
Series: Concepts for Critical Psychology
Category: Psychology Of Gender
Description: This unique book draws on the narratives of women participants in community radio using intersectionality feminist critical psychological and community development frameworks to explore how this highly symbolic creative dimension of activism can unmute marginalised women and enrich corporate media. Over a period of four years twelve female radio project volunteers offer their experiences which they analyse together as part of the RRG (Radio Research Group) alongside a conceptual and contextual framework to produce insights on the gendered nature of silence voice and empowerment and the wider potential of radio activism. Employing literature from a variety of fields from bell hooks to Stuart Hall the book foregrounds evidence from the majority world to argue the empowerment potential of community radio and the barriers to radio participation. Through this analysis community radio emerges as a site of development from which diverse identities transpire through laughter dialogue raised consciousness and solidarity but it also exposes the conflicts of empowerment by recognising inherent tensions in womanhood and in communities. Centering on the global hegemonic challenge of empowering women and relevant across multiple disciplines and professions this is fascinating reading for academics students and professionals in psychology gender studies media studies development and related areas.
Title: Radio Activism Breaking The Silence And Empowering Women
Author(s): Rimmer Annette
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367487201
Pages: 152 Pages, 2 Halftones, Black And White; 2 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/27/2021
Series: Concepts for Critical Psychology
Category: Psychology Of Gender
