Feminism in Contemporary Russia: From Art-Activism and Civil Education to Anti-War Resistance
31. May
A lecture by Ella Rossman (School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London)
Tuesday 31 May, 6:15pm. Online.
In the last decade, the Russian feminist movement has grown, despite unpleasant political conditions. Like other opposition movements, Russian feminists couldn’t get political representation in Putin's autocracy. Feminists thus switched to other types of action: community activism, art activism, media campaigning and civil education. This has helped preserve their movement despite political purges and to develop a network of grassroots groups. Since the war in Ukraine began, this network turned into one of the active anti-war movements in Russia. This talk describes the history of feminism in post-Soviet Russia, focusing on the 2010s and current anti-war activities of Russian feminists.
This event is organised by Ben Trott and hosted by the Gender and Diversity Research Network. The event will take place online and in English. To register, and to receive both the Zoom login information and a Reader with background information, please write to: gud@leuphana.de
Ella Rossman is a doctoral student at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in University College London. She was previously a researcher and a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities in Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Ella participated in Russian independent education and feminist initiatives. Her research is now focused on late Soviet girlhood; she is also interested in the history of Gender Studies and feminism in Russia. Ella's articles were published in “Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte”, “New Perspectives” and Ab Imperio”. She has written for “openDemocracy”, “Meduza” and “Riddle”.