Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies - Volume 27, Issue 4, 2024

Abstract The present article attempts towards theorising Strategic White Womanhood in the Dutch context, borrowing from and building on existing intersectional and critical-race frameworks addressing racism within and outside the Netherlands. It asserts that strategic white womanhood constitutes a tangible identity category that holds immense power due to the curious intersection of race and gender. The analysis utilis Read More

Abstract Anti-gender mobilisations are widely studied in Europe showing a rise in violence against women, LGBTQ+ persons and racialised people. Belgium, however, is often overlooked in this body of research. Previous studies on the Belgian case focused mainly on Catholic resistance against abortion as well as LGBTQ+ rights and identities, concluding that anti-gender mobilizations have not been influential. This paper intends Read More