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Feminism then & now (2014)
Digital Artefact
Alibhai-Brown, Y., Bennett, N., Kumar, C., Mackay, F., Patel, P., & Segal, L. (2014). Feminism then & now

Speaker(s): Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Natalie Bennett, Camille Kumar, Finn Mackay, Pragna Patel, Professor Lynne Segal Recorded on 21 January 2014 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London School of Economics, London, UK. With the arri... Read More about Feminism then & now.

Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches (2014)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2014). Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches. Women's Studies International Forum, 44(1), 46-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2014.03.006

This article addresses early charges of racism, made against the original UK Reclaim the Night (RTN) marches in the 1970s. These charges appear to have stuck, and been accepted almost as a truism ever since, being maintained in several academic texts... Read More about Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches.

Feminism: We're not calling for equal inequality (2013)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2013). Feminism: We're not calling for equal inequality

Speech given to the Feminism in London Conference 2013 and published in Open Democracy in English and Turkish.

WTAF is intersectionality? (2013)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2013). WTAF is intersectionality?

What on earth does the term intersectionality mean, where does it come from and what can we do with it?

A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network (2011)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2011). A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network

A so-called “resurgence” of feminist activism in the UK is currently being reported by journalists, commentators and academics, with young women seemingly at the fore. This is remarkable given the reported backlash against feminism and the widely hel... Read More about A movement of their own: Voices of young feminist activists in the London Feminist Network.

Rethinking feminism debate
Other
Mackay, F. Rethinking feminism debate

We think feminism fights for equality for everyone. But from the right to wear headscarves to the refusal of contraception, ideas of what is fair and what equality is vary dramatically. Does feminism lack a universal goal because its an impossible dr... Read More about Rethinking feminism debate.

Philosophy in the bedroom
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Mackay, F. Philosophy in the bedroom. London

For 250 years de Sade's writing was outlawed. Yet Fifty Shades has turned the exploration of pain and pleasure into an oddly commonplace entertainment. Do these pursuits embed undesirable power relations or are they essential to our sexuality and a r... Read More about Philosophy in the bedroom.

How to be human
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Mackay, F. How to be human. London

The word “humane” conjures the best we can be: kind, empathetic, considerate. Yet as a species we are uniquely competitive and warlike. Is this who we really are, and the source of our success? Should we encourage competition in our culture? Or seek... Read More about How to be human.

Myths about feminism
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Mackay, F. Myths about feminism. London

What is Feminism anyway, and what is it not? Mackay tackles some of the most well known myths about feminism, showing that this political theory is not about burning bras, wearing natural makeup or wasting our energies hating men.