Ep.9 - Femonationalism from Meloni to Le Pen: how the far right appropriates feminism (w/ Dr. Calderaro)
Although the European far right has traditionally been associated with conservative gender views, seemingly opposed to feminism, it has increasingly adopted feminist or pro-women’s rights stances. Women politicians have also increasingly been at the forefront of far right parties, notably figures like Giorgia Meloni, Marine le Pen, and Alice Weidel. Recent work in sociology and political science documents the rise of this phenomenon, termed “femonationalism.” So what exactly is this femonationalism? And in what ways does the far right appropriate feminism to further its agenda? Joining us today for this discussion about gender and the far right is Charlene Calderaro, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. Charlene’s work focuses on state feminisms and femonationalism, studying how feminist claims are redirected toward exclusionary ends. Her PhD dissertation is a comparative study of feminist efforts to criminalise street harassment in France and Britain. Hosted by Vanessa Chan