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Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt
This thesis investigates the gender dynamics in the Egyptian 25th of January 2011 revolution. It explores the centrality of gender relations in different configurations of the Egyptian revolution. It argues, that in order to provide satisfying analysis of the different events between January 2011 an...
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| author | Abdel-lateef, Shaza Zaher |
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| description | This thesis investigates the gender dynamics in the Egyptian 25th of January 2011 revolution. It explores the centrality of gender relations in different configurations of the Egyptian revolution. It argues, that in order to provide satisfying analysis of the different events between January 2011 and April 2013, the period that the research focuses on, it is crucial to analyze gender relations that played a critical role in the toppling of the system "Iskat-El-Nizam". The importance of this thesis stems from the fact that it maps most of the struggles, mobilization and terrains that woman activists chose or had to go through since the ousting of Mubarak until the moments of writings. It argues that the revolution was not concluded by the inauguration of a new president in June 2012, and that different paths are still being tested. After exploring the gender component during the 18 days of Tahrir, it turns its focus to the main camps and trajectories that women activists have taken, which includes their concerns about writing the new constitution of Egypt, in addition, to the struggle against the systemic violence and sexual assaults against female protesters. It also provides a panoramic overview of many of the new women groups and movements that have emerged in the post-Mubarak period, by analyzing their approaches to engagement, mobilization, new tendencies, and strategies adopted to cope with struggles they face with respect to the gender discourse, with particular focus on the debates aimed to blame, victimize and marginalize women. It also paves the way for future research on key debates and landmarks that have been spotted in this thesis in order to investigate how women activism in Egypt will develop in the future. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1939 Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt Abdel-lateef, Shaza Zaher This thesis investigates the gender dynamics in the Egyptian 25th of January 2011 revolution. It explores the centrality of gender relations in different configurations of the Egyptian revolution. It argues, that in order to provide satisfying analysis of the different events between January 2011 and April 2013, the period that the research focuses on, it is crucial to analyze gender relations that played a critical role in the toppling of the system "Iskat-El-Nizam". The importance of this thesis stems from the fact that it maps most of the struggles, mobilization and terrains that woman activists chose or had to go through since the ousting of Mubarak until the moments of writings. It argues that the revolution was not concluded by the inauguration of a new president in June 2012, and that different paths are still being tested. After exploring the gender component during the 18 days of Tahrir, it turns its focus to the main camps and trajectories that women activists have taken, which includes their concerns about writing the new constitution of Egypt, in addition, to the struggle against the systemic violence and sexual assaults against female protesters. It also provides a panoramic overview of many of the new women groups and movements that have emerged in the post-Mubarak period, by analyzing their approaches to engagement, mobilization, new tendencies, and strategies adopted to cope with struggles they face with respect to the gender discourse, with particular focus on the debates aimed to blame, victimize and marginalize women. It also paves the way for future research on key debates and landmarks that have been spotted in this thesis in order to investigate how women activism in Egypt will develop in the future. 2013-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/940 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1939/viewcontent/Shaza_20Thesis_20Dar_20_28DOC_29.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Egypt--History--Protests 2011- Sexual abuse |
| spellingShingle | Egypt--History--Protests 2011- Sexual abuse Abdel-lateef, Shaza Zaher Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title | Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title_full | Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title_short | Emancipatory futures: women and agitational politics in revolutionary Egypt |
| title_sort | emancipatory futures women and agitational politics in revolutionary egypt |
| topic | Egypt--History--Protests 2011- Sexual abuse |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/940 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1939/viewcontent/Shaza_20Thesis_20Dar_20_28DOC_29.pdf |
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