Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2016
Publication Source
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Volume
41
Issue
4
Start Page
775
Last Page
792
DOI
10.1086/685115
Abstract
Herein, Sarah J. Jackson interviews Cathy J. Cohen on the potentials for feminist theory in racial justice movements. Topics addressed include the barriers and bridges between activists and academics, the unique ways in which race and gender intersect in state violence, challenges for feminist academics of color engaged in activism, and the shape of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Copyright/Permission Statement
This article was published by University of Chicago Press in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. The original publication can be found here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/685115
Recommended Citation
Cohen, C., & Jackson, S. (2016). Ask a Feminist: A Conversation with Cathy J. Cohen on Black Lives Matter, Feminism, and Contemporary Activism. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 41 (4), 775-792. https://doi.org/10.1086/685115
Date Posted: 27 February 2020
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
At the time of publication, author Sarah Jackson was affiliated with Northeastern University. Currently, she is a faculty member at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.