The problems with feminist nostalgia: Intersectionality and white popular feminism

Contemporary feminisms are ineluctably drawn into comparisons with historic discourses, forms of praxis and tactical repertoires. While this can underscore points of continuity and commonality in ongoing struggles, it can also result in nostalgia for a more unified and purposeful feminist politics. Kate Eichhorn argues that our interest in nostalgia should be to understand feminist temporalities, and in particular the specific context in which we experience such nostalgia. Accordingly, this article takes up the idea that neoliberalism and populism, which have given rise to both neoliberal feminism and femonationalism, have produced a series of contestations regarding the purpose and nature of feminist politics, as expressed by white popular feminism in the United Kingdom. This article examines two dimensions of feminist nostalgia: first, nostalgia for a more radical form of feminist politics – one not co-opted by neoliberal forces, not individualistic and not centred around online activism; and second, a nostalgia for the idea of ‘sisterhood’ – a time before white feminists were called upon to engage with intersectionality or be inclusive of trans-women. We analyse these themes through analysis of white popular feminism produced in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2020, cautioning against a feminist nostalgia which neglects to engage with the radical politics of intersectionality.

PARAKERATINIZED ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST: A CASE REPORT WITH 8 YEARS FOLLOW-UP

OKC (odontogenic keratocyst) of parakeratinized variant is a benign developmental cyst in jaw, aggressive in nature, and is considered a mystery for surgeons in terms of its management. Though they are benign in nature they have a unique tendency to recur after conservative treatment. Therefore most appropriate management still remains controversial. Treatment modalities advocated ranges from conservative approach of enucleation to most radical form of resection. Here is a case of Parakeratinized odontogenic keratocyst in which treatment was done by enucleation with peripheral ostectomy along with chemical cauterization through CarnoyÂ’s solution. The patient was kept under follow up without any signs of recurrence for past 8 years.

Beyond Inclusion

Access and inclusion have become “hot topics” in many fields in the last decade, including museum education. While this interest has shed light on the need to improve access to the museum for a number of marginalized groups, people with disabilities still remain largely left out of the conversation. Many museums and their staff continue to struggle to make art museums accessible for this group. This chapter serves as a practical “how-to” for both prospective and current museum educators. This chapter proposes that museums move beyond inclusion, towards a radical form of accessibility that troubles the “check-list” nature of traditional access, values the voices and experiences of people with disabilities, and utilizes principles of universal design.

Local Experiences of National Covenanting, 1638–1643

This article explores how the covenants were experienced by those who subscribed them in 1638 and 1643. Building on the recent historiographical focus on the role of ordinary people in the covenanting movement, this article argues that there were a range of standpoints on the ground which resulted in large part from the ambiguous wording of these national oaths. The role of women in the early covenanting years is also examined, with covenant subscriptions and instances of female-led protest highlighted to suggest the emergence of a more assertive and radical form of female activism.

The Call of Parmenides

Chapter 1 advances an interpretation of Parmenides as rejecting all distinctions and all non-being and as thus espousing a radical form of monism. Parmenides’ monism is so radical that, according to him, non-being cannot even be thought of or spoken of. Strong textual evidence is marshalled for seeing Parmenides’ rejection of distinctions as driven by his explicit and implicit commitment to the Principle of Sufficient Reason, the PSR, according to which each fact or thing has an explanation. The Parmenidean rejection of all distinctions amounts to a paradox in part because, in saying that non-being cannot be thought or said, Parmenides seems to be speaking of non-being. Comparison of Parmenides’ paradoxical view and Wittgenstein’s position in his Tractatus Theologico-Politicus is developed. Important secondary literature on Parmenides is engaged with, particularly the writings of G. E. L. Owen and Alexander Mourelatos.

Tamers, Deniers, and Me

Chapters 10 and 11 attempt to counteract the resistance that will inevitably meet the extreme, Parmenidean conclusions in this book. Chapter 10 explores attempts to avoid these results by limiting the principle of sufficient reason (the PSR). This attempted modification is the taming strategy with regard to the PSR. This chapter identifies Kant and Dasgupta as representative (and very different) examples of PSR-tamers, and it shows how these taming strategies are each incoherent. Much use here is made of one of Leibniz’s arguments for the PSR which—though, perhaps, unsuccessful—is instrumental in mounting the charge of incoherence against the taming strategy. Connections between the limiting of the PSR embraced by tamers and the radical form of monism operative throughout this book are explored.

“He’s Just a Man!”: Pashtun Salafists and the Representation of the Prophet

Against the widespread understanding that Salafism in Pashtun religious circles owes its establishment to the close interaction with Arab representatives of that current since the resistance to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1990, a theologically quite radical form had indigenously emerged already in the late 1940s. This current, originating in the small town of Panjpīr in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, stands out by a rigid Salafī epistemology.