Lidia Salvatori in conversation with Galina Miazhevich on the topic Historical Parallels and Transnational Feminist Mobilizations: Italian and (post)Soviet perspectives.
The event will take place via Zoom on Thursday 13 October 2022, 2-4 p.m. (GMT +3).
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Abstract
Drawing from autoethnographic research within an Italian queer trans-feminist movement, Lidia’s talk will trace points of connection in the history of Italian and Soviet feminism to then point to commonalities in the terrain in which feminist mobilisations operate today in Italy and post-Soviet spaces. The focus will be on recent developments and common challenges presented to contemporary feminists. Firstly, the perception of Gorbachev’s legacy for different feminist traditions in Italy is discussed. This is followed by the reflection on the rising anti-gender movement and the role of digital media in its diffusion. The talk concludes with the reflection on the resistance to the transnational ultraconservative backlash among Italian feminists.
Lidia Salvatori has recently finished her PhD in Media, Communications and Sociology at the University of Leicester with a project on the impact of digital technologies on transnational feminism (Feminism in transit). She combined researching alongside feminists within the Non Una di Meno movement with activism and teaching. Currently, while continuing to expand her publication record, she works as Policy and Communication Manager in a European health NGO in Brussels (Cystic Fibrosis Europe), developing research on quality of life and social determinants of health for people with rare diseases, focusing on issues of access and health equity from an intersectional lens.
Galina Miazhevich is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Journalism, Media, and Culture, Cardiff University, UK, PI of an AHRC Leadership Fellowship (2018−2020), exploring media representations of non-heteronormative sexuality in Russia. FEMCORUS project plan was conceived together with Dr. Miazhevich. She worked on several projects dealing with media representations of Islam and multiculturalism in Europe and democracy in post-communist Europe.
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