Feminist community psychology: the dynamic co-creation of identities in multilayered contexts
✍ Scribed by Holly Angelique; Anne Mulvey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this special issue, we view the development of feminist community psychology (FCP) as an ongoing project that must be co‐created. This is reflected in articles that focus on authors' unique social locations inside and outside organizations in which they work, critical reflections on their multilayered identities, feminist methodological and pedagogical concerns, and the power of mentoring and social support. Authors discuss ways that critical reflexivity, feminist identities, and pedagogies can influence and be influenced by the practice of community psychology (CP). The intersectionality of identities is highlighted based on marginalized statuses from race/ethnicity, class, and sexuality to motherhood and “otherhood.” Authors also describe FCP practices including efforts to critique structural power asymmetries, reduce hierarchical professional relationships, and incorporate innovative interventions. We argue that these practices have libratory potential capable of creating social change consistent with the values and goals of FCP in particular and CP generally. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.