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This book provides a critically informed and interdisciplinary global examination of the instrumental role of women as resistance actors, both historically and today. Attention is given to the long and global histories that reveal systemic and structural oppression suffered by women, while highlighting that they have been, and continue to be, an important force for organizing for social change. Whether through the employment of formal or informal strategies of resistance, such as acts of dissent, activism, pacifism, and collective action, this book recognizes and highlights that women have repeatedly stood in the face of social, political, and cultural violence in ways that have gone unrecognized. Drawing heavily from existing feminist thought, especially those feminist voices that exist on the disciplinary margins, case studies are used to examine women’s strategic resistance acts. Cases include women’s resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan, Chile’s un violador en tu camino (a rapist in your path), the censoring of feminist activism in China, Korea’s 4B movement, Pussy Riot in Russia, Turkey’s International Women’s Day, the Women’s Social and Political Union in the United Kingdom, and the #MeToo movement, #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, as well as the freedom songs of the Civil Rights era from the United States. Careful consideration is given to the role of the oppressive patriarchal state, recognizing that many resistance actors and movements operate within a global order that enforces colonial carceral policies and prioritizes hetero-patriarchal Western ideals. The book includes chapters on the broad history of women’s resistance movements, strategies of nonviolent and violent resistance, state and feminist backlash, the dominance of white feminism in resistance, development, and philanthropic spaces, media both traditional and digital, and artivism. This is essential reading for scholars and students of criminology, victimology, feminist and gender studies, sociology, and international relations studies, who are interested in the oft-neglected role of women’s resistance.

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Resistance to gendered oppression, discrimination, and inequality takes many forms across the world. In this book, Collins provides us with a thorough and theoretically informed analysis of how women across the globe push back against human rights violations, crimes against their bodies, and patriarchal policies and treatment in general. Covering both historical and contemporary forms of women’s pursuit of justice, equality and freedom in the face of maltreatment, the book contextualizes the activities through a multidimensional theoretical approach that also considers how states counter resistance, and how that itself shapes activism and change. Collins has produced a realistic, inspiring, and critical analysis bound to influence academic and popular discourses about resistance and gender. David Kauzlarich, Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensborough Women's Resistance in Global Context is a revelatory work that critically examines modes of resistance as well as state violent suppression tactics and challenges conventional and academic wisdom on resistance. At a moment of creeping authoritarianism and repression of difference, Collins's work on women's defiant desire for freedom is an important and timely study of the interconnected struggle for women's liberation from Iran to South Korea to the US. Sara Salman, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Women’s Resistance in Global Context: Challenging Oppression and Inequality is a bold, timely exploration of how women resist power across the globe. With intersectional depth and intellectual rigor, this collection centers often-overlooked forms of dissent ‒ both symbolic and confrontational ‒ while exposing how race, gender, colonialism, and state violence shape who is heard. From feminist artivism to revolutionary protest, it offers a powerful, nuanced blueprint for understanding resistance as a dynamic, deeply human pursuit of justice. A must-read for scholars, activists, and changemakers. Emily Troshynski, Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Resistance to gendered oppression, discrimination, and inequality takes many forms across the world. In this book, Collins provides us with a thorough and theoretically informed analysis of how women across the globe push back against human rights violations, crimes against their bodies, and patriarchal policies and treatment in general. Covering both historical and contemporary forms of women’s pursuit of justice, equality and freedom in the face of maltreatment, the book contextualizes the activities through a multidimensional theoretical approach that also considers how states counter resistance, and how that itself shapes activism and change. Collins has produced a realistic, inspiring, and critical analysis bound to influence academic and popular discourses about resistance and gender. David Kauzlarich, Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensborough Women's Resistance in a Global Context is a revelatory work that critically examines modes of resistance as well as state violent suppression tactics and challenges conventional and academic wisdom on resistance. At a moment of creeping authoritarianism and repression of difference, Collins's work on women's defiant desire for freedom is an important and timely study of the interconnected struggle for women's liberation from Iran to South Korea to the US. Sara Salman, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Women’s Resistance in a Global Context: Challenging Oppression and Inequality is a bold, timely exploration of how women resist power across the globe. With intersectional depth and intellectual rigor, this collection centers often-overlooked forms of dissent—both symbolic and confrontational—while exposing how race, gender, colonialism, and state violence shape who is heard. From feminist artivism to revolutionary protest, it offers a powerful, nuanced blueprint for understanding resistance as a dynamic, deeply human pursuit of justice. A must-read for scholars, activists, and changemakers. Emily Troshynski, Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Resistance to gendered oppression, discrimination, and inequality takes many forms across the world. In this book, Collins provides us with a thorough and theoretically informed analysis of how women across the globe push back against human rights violations, crimes against their bodies, and patriarchal policies and treatment in general. Covering both historical and contemporary forms of women’s pursuit of justice, equality and freedom in the face of maltreatment, the book contextualizes the activities through a multidimensional theoretical approach that also considers how states counter resistance, and how that itself shapes activism and change. Collins has produced a realistic, inspiring, and critical analysis bound to influence academic and popular discourses about resistance and gender. David Kauzlarich, Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensborough Women's Resistance in Global Context is a revelatory work that critically examines modes of resistance as well as state violent suppression tactics and challenges conventional and academic wisdom on resistance. At a moment of creeping authoritarianism and repression of difference, Collins's work on women's defiant desire for freedom is an important and timely study of the interconnected struggle for women's liberation from Iran to South Korea to the US. Sara Salman, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Women’s Resistance in Global Context: Challenging Oppression and Inequality is a bold, timely exploration of how women resist power across the globe. With intersectional depth and intellectual rigor, this collection centers often-overlooked forms of dissent—both symbolic and confrontational—while exposing how race, gender, colonialism, and state violence shape who is heard. From feminist artivism to revolutionary protest, it offers a powerful, nuanced blueprint for understanding resistance as a dynamic, deeply human pursuit of justice. A must-read for scholars, activists, and changemakers. Emily Troshynski, Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Resistance to gendered oppression, discrimination, and inequality takes many forms across the world. In this book, Collins provides us with a thorough and theoretically informed analysis of how women across the globe push back against human rights violations, crimes against their bodies, and patriarchal policies and treatment in general. Covering both historical and contemporary forms of women’s pursuit of justice, equality and freedom in the face of maltreatment, the book contextualizes the activities through a multidimensional theoretical approach that also considers how states counter resistance, and how that itself shapes activism and change. Collins has produced a realistic, inspiring, and critical analysis bound to influence academic and popular discourses about resistance and gender. David Kauzlarich, Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensborough Women's Resistance in the Global Context is a revelatory work that critically examines modes of resistance as well as state violent suppression tactics and challenges conventional and academic wisdom on resistance. At a moment of creeping authoritarianism and repression of difference, Collins's work on women's defiant desire for freedom is an important and timely study of the interconnected struggle for women's liberation from Iran to South Korea to the US. Sara Salman, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

Resistance to gendered oppression, discrimination, and inequality takes many forms across the world. In this book, Collins provides us with a thorough and theoretically informed analysis of how women across the globe push back against human rights violations, crimes against their bodies, and patriarchal policies and treatment in general. Covering both historical and contemporary forms of women’s pursuit of justice, equality and freedom in the face of maltreatment, the book contextualizes the activities through a multidimensional theoretical approach that also considers how states counter resistance, and how that itself shapes activism and change. Collins has produced a realistic, inspiring, and critical analysis bound to influence academic and popular discourses about resistance and gender. David Kauzlarich, Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensboro Women's Resistance in Global Context is a revelatory work that critically examines modes of resistance as well as state violent suppression tactics and challenges conventional and academic wisdom on resistance. At a moment of creeping authoritarianism and repression of difference, Collins's work on women's defiant desire for freedom is an important and timely study of the interconnected struggle for women's liberation from Iran to South Korea to the US. Sara Salman, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Women’s Resistance in Global Context: Challenging Oppression and Inequality is a bold, timely exploration of how women resist power across the globe. With intersectional depth and intellectual rigor, this collection centers often-overlooked forms of dissent ‒ both symbolic and confrontational ‒ while exposing how race, gender, colonialism, and state violence shape who is heard. From feminist artivism to revolutionary protest, it offers a powerful, nuanced blueprint for understanding resistance as a dynamic, deeply human pursuit of justice. A must-read for scholars, activists, and changemakers. Emily Troshynski, Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Victoria E. Collins is Associate Professor and Director of Criminal Justice Programs in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include violence against women, resistance, state crime/crimes of the powerful, space expansionism, and the sociology of sport.

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