As I sat down today to begin writing the questions for my interviews, I found myself coming across another predicament. A lot of my questions seemed very straight-forward feminism focused; as in they explicitly mentioned feminism within them. It occurred to me that if this publication was to be accessible to any woman that picked it up, even using the term 'feminism' itself may put people off.
While researching for my dissertation I came across Kira Cochrane's article and book on the Fourth Wave of feminism. When discussing the currently online movement, she addressed the sometime negative association the word 'feminism' can connote.
As the Fourth Wave is a movement based predominately online, the variety of women partaking in it is uncountable. This also means it allows for a huge difference between one women's interpretation of feminism and another. Unfortunately, this can lead to disagreements, and misrepresentation of Intersectional, Fourth Wave feminism.
This got me thinking. Maybe I don't have to explicitly say the word feminism in order for the publication to BE feminist. By including a range of women, discussing their issues in regard to their own personal circumstance, I'm showcasing Intersectional feminism by practicing it! When discussing this with Pete, I told him that I wanted women to be able to discuss things that were important to them, but I wasn't sure how to phrase it or start that conversation without including feminism. Looking back on my dissertation research, we pulled out a quote which has become INTEGRAL to my project!!
FREE TO DISCUSS REALITIES ETC
Taking on board the idea of female zines freedom from censorship and enabling of women to discuss their own truths, I have chosen to Base my questions on the everyday realities of each individual.
It is hoped then, that is project allows for a personal and intimate look into the lives of a variety of women. This inclusively of a scope of women shows how practicing Intersectionality can be accomplished via means of the Internet. Most of the women I hope to interview I'll be contacting via email. This utilisation of technology and the Internet puts into practice theories of the benefits of both these discourses on zine culture, as discussed within my dissertation. I finally feel as though my practice is synthesising coherently alongside my dissertation. I'm excited for this project!!
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