Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence

Selina Gallo-Cruz is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, USA.

• Introduction: "No One is the Other": Feminism, Violence, and Nonviolence, Selina Gallo-CruzSection I: Feminist Approaches to Violence, Nonviolence, and Power1. On Anger, Barbara Deming, 19712. Redefining Nonviolence, Andrea Dworkin, 19753. Being Nonviolent, Kathy Watson, 19784. Woman Power: The Courage to Lead, the Strength to Follow, and the Sense to Know the Difference, Charlotte Bunch, 19805. The Erotic as Power, Audre Lorde, 19786. Reclaiming Nonviolence: Some Thoughts for Feminist Womyn Who Used to Be Nonviolent, and Vice Versa, Jane Meyerding, 19827. Piecing It Together: Feminism and Nonviolence, Feminism and Nonviolence Study Group, 19838. Nonviolence: A Feminist Vision and Strategy, Joanne Sheehan, 19849. Reports from the Feminism and Nonviolence Gathering, The Dandelion, 1986Section II: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Rape10. Contradictions between Feminist Anger and Nonviolent Practice, Pam McAllister, 197911. A Yankee Feminist’s First Trip South, Pam McAllister, 197912. Tentative Steps toward Nonviolent Self-Defense, Pam McAllister, 198213. The Martial Arts: Options for Women’s Self-Defense, Cathy Carson, 197914. Thoughts about Nonviolence Rape Resistance, Chel Shanklin, 197915. Rape Avoidance and Resistance: A Non-violent Approach, Mary Crane, 197916. Notes on Nonviolent Resistance, Wendy Schwartz, 197917. Nonviolence and Co-Counselling, Lynn Blackmore, 197918. Street Hassles, Lesley (Merryfinch) Mair and Jill Sutcliffe, 197819. Whose Hand Is THIS? I found it on my ass!!, Mary Brigid Hayes and Judith Royer, 197920. RAPE: Separating Fact from Myth, Sara Murphy, 197921. Pornography: Who Benefits from the So Called Sexual Revolution?, Jim Griffin, 1979Section III: Sexism, Militarism, and War22. Selections from Shrew: Neither Victim Nor Assassin: Feminism and Nonviolence, Lynn Blackmore, Gail Chester, Anne-Marie Fearon, Betty Hagglund, Jenny Jacobs, Gay Jones, Lesley (Merryfinch) Mair, Jo Somerset, Jill Sutcliffe, and Kathy Watson, 197823. The Army Will Make a Man Out of You, Helen Michalowski, 198024. Women and Militarism: What Are the Connections? Special Issue of War Resisters League South East Newsletter, 198125. Patriarchy Is a Killer: What People Concerned about Peace and Justice Should Know, Donna Warnock, 198226. Undoing the Ravages of War, Barbara Zanotti, undated27. Selections from Fellowship Magazine Special Issue on Women, 198328. Excerpts from Sexism and the War System, Betty Reardon, 1996Section IV: Racism and Other Forms of Structural Violence29. Only Justice Can Stop a Curse, Alice Walker, 198230. A Footnote on ‘Being There:’ Being Here, Adrienne Rich, 198331. Excerpts from Black Women and the Peace Movement, Wilmette Brown, 198332. Selected Essays, Winona LaDuke33. Excerpts from Staying Alive, Vandana Shiva, 1988Postscript and Acknowledgements

This collection brilliantly uplifts the voices of women and feminists who, despite their marginalization in ‘traditional’ histories, have shaped the theory and practice of nonviolence. It traces a trajectory of feminist thinking that enriches our thinking on violence and its causes, including patriarchy and intersectional gender relations. In so doing, it shows how nonviolence needs feminism if it is to guide us in the creation of a more just and peaceful world.