Blurring Boundaries – ‘Anti-Gender’ Ideology Meets Feminist and LGBTIQ+ Discourses

Dorothee Beck is a research associate at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany. Adriano José Habed is an assistant professor in Gender and Postcolonial Studies at Utrecht University, Netherlands. Annette Henninger is a professor for Gender and Politics at the University of Marburg, Germany.

• Introduction: Blurring Boundaries. Uncanny Collusions, Overlaps, and Convergences in the Discursive Field of ‘Gender’ (Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Dorothee Beck)I. TransphobiaSecuritizing Trans Bodies, (Re)Producing Lesbian Purity: Exploring the Discursive Politics of ‘Gender Critical’ Activists in the UK and Germany (Christine M. Klapeer and Inga Nüthen)Navigating Transphobia and Trans-Chauvinism: Effects of Right-Wing Policies on Trans People in the AfD (Judith Goetz)II. Femonationalism and EthnosexismFemonationalism, Neoliberal Activation, and Anti-Feminism — The Shifting Discourses on Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in Austria (Edma Ajanovic)Anti-Muslim Articulations: Ethnosexist Common Sense and Gay Politics in the Alternative for Germany (Patrick Wielowiejski)III. Gender-Inclusive LanguageThe Crusade Against Gender-Inclusive Language in Germany — A Discursive Bridge Between the Far Right and the Civic Mainstream (Dorothee Beck)IV. Mobilizing and ResistingFraming the LGBTQ Equality Debate: Movement/Countermovement Interactions and Resistances to Gender and Sexual Equality in Ukraine (Maryna Shevtsova)Anti-Feminist Mobilization and Popular Feminism in Turkey as Anti-Politics: Moralizing versus Psychologizing Social Wrongs (Funda Hülagü)V. Rethinking Critical ToolsUnderstanding ‘Anti-Gender’ and TERF Movements Through the Lens of Populism (Gadea Méndez Grueso)Where Does Anti-Feminist Outrage Come from and Whom Does it Address? Understanding Right-Wing Anti-Feminist Galvanizations Using Affect Theory and Authoritarianism Surveys (Christopher Fritzsche)Conclusion: Blurring Boundaries as an Invitation to Self-Reflection. A Roundtable Discussion (Dorothee Beck, Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Hanna Mühlenhoff, Koen Slootmaeckers)Authors’ BiosIndex

Das Fazit des Buches, eine Roundtable-Diskussion zwischen Dorothee Beck, Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Hanna Mühlenhoff und Koen Slootmaeckers eröffnet so eine nuancierte Perspektive. Somit sind wichtige Impulse für zukünftige Forschung geliefert.Jacob Johanssen, Feministische Studien 1/25The book provides convincing and grounded examples of how discourses traditionally seen as oppositional can intersect and share certain ideological aspects, resisting a strict binary categorization of pro- and antigender poles. As such, the book is an essential resource for scholars and activists seeking to understand and navigate the complex landscape of contemporary gender studies.Jiaqi Ye, Social SemioticsDie Stärke des Bandes ist es, herausgearbeitet zu haben, dass das blurring boundaries darauf beruht, reine und fixe Identitäten zu konstruieren – trotz bzw. wegen unklarer Grenzen. Außerdem wird die Bearbeitung von gesellschaftlichen Widersprüchen, auch von Widersprüchen oder Konflikten im Feminismus, von rechten Akteur_innen aufgegriffen und zu einem vermeintlichen Lösungsnarrativ zusammengefügt. Birgit Sauer, Femins Politica, 2-2024"The collection’s strength lies above all in the diverse array of methodologies used. Each essay is meticulously researched, exhibiting a forensic attention to detail and a robust commitment to self-reflexivity."Ry Montgomery, LSE Review of BooksDer Band richtet sich an Forschende der Gender und Queer Studies, aber auch an ein interessiertes Publikum darüber hinaus (S.16f). Da die Beiträge trotz der detaillierten Einleitung voraussetzungsvoll sind, kann der gut kuratierte Band aber generell für Forschende im Bereich des (Rechts-)Populismus empfohlen werden.Andreas Schulz-Tomančok, GENDER 2-2024