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Abstract
American anarchist-feminist Voltairine de Cleyre created a radical vision of liberation informed by her experiences of chronic illness, depression, poverty and misogyny. This article traces the connections between de Cleyre's embodied experiences and her theorisations of anarchism. Drawing on feminist and disability theories, it argues that de Cleyre's suffering led her to an empathetic vision of anarchism which prioritised freedom from suffering, highlighting the role of embodiment in social movements and political theory. Anarchism provided de Cleyre both a means to understand her own pain as well as its remedy.
美国无政府主义女权主义者沃尔泰琳-德-克莱尔(Voltairine de Cleyre)以她的慢性病、抑郁症、贫困和厌恶女性的经历为基础,创造了激进的解放理念。本文追溯了 de Cleyre 的身体体验与她的无政府主义理论之间的联系。文章以女权主义和残疾理论为基础,论证了 de Cleyre 的痛苦使她对无政府主义产生了移情的看法,这种看法将摆脱痛苦放在首位,强调了体现在社会运动和政治理论中的作用。无政府主义既为 de Cleyre 提供了理解自身痛苦的途径,也提供了治疗痛苦的方法。
期刊介绍:
Gender & History is now established as the major international journal for research and writing on the history of femininity and masculinity and of gender relations. Spanning epochs and continents, Gender & History examines changing conceptions of gender, and maps the dialogue between femininities, masculinities and their historical contexts. The journal publishes rigorous and readable articles both on particular episodes in gender history and on broader methodological questions which have ramifications for the discipline as a whole.