Date on Honors Thesis
Spring 5-2023
Major
English/Professional Writing
Minor
Creative Writing
Examining Committee Member
Dr. Danielle Nielsen, Advisor
Examining Committee Member
Dr. Joshua Adair, Committee Member
Examining Committee Member
Dr. Jeffrey Osborne, Committee Member
Abstract/Description
Consciousness raising (CR) typically refers to the specific small group practice pioneered by second-wave feminists, but as networked media gradually replaced the small group process, new forms that are descended from the original CR emerged. This thesis traces consciousness raising from it's origins in the late 1960s and early '70s, through third-wave feminism, to contemporary feminist uses. It analyzes the rhetorical effects and functions of CR from the perspective of Symbolic Convergence theory, considering the various media through which CR is practiced. Finally, using the understanding of CR and its functions that this provides, it analyzes how one specific contemporary feminism, Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism, uses CR forms to control transgender rights discourses.
Recommended Citation
Fuerst, Danica, "Making the Political Personal: Consciousness Raising for the Contemporary Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist" (2023). Honors College Theses. 191.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/honorstheses/191
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