"Sex and Dissent: Stories of Feminist Resistance in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain" by Meaghan Beatley
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Part of the Feminism in Theory and Practice Series.
Sex and Dissent: Stories of Feminist Resistance in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain offers four electrifying and hopeful accounts of feminist uprising that have swept through Latin America and Spain in the wake of #MeToo—and what we can learn from these protest cultures in a fraught moment for democracy in the U.S.
As women’s rights have faced alarming rollbacks in the United States over the past decade, mass feminist movements beyond our borders have achieved historic victories. Award-winning journalist Meaghan Beatley takes us to the frontlines to tell inspiring stories of resistance and political imagination that will be a vital roadmap in the years to come. A national reckoning over abortion in Argentina; a constitutional rewrite confronting structural inequality in Chile; a high-profile sexual assault case in Spain that sparked wide debate about consent; and in Mexico, student protesters forcing a national spotlight on the epidemic of femicide.
The product of a decade of immersive reporting, Beatley captures the urgency and creativity of these movements and the women who led a motley crew of former guerrilla fighters, student occupiers, and mothers standing down narco violence.
Organized by Writer in Residence Moira Donegan, the Feminism in Theory and Practice series welcomes contemporary creators, writers, scholars, and activists whose work challenges gender inequality in urgent and innovative ways.
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Author Bio:
Meaghan Beatley is a French and U.S. journalist covering feminist movements across Latin America and Spain. Her reporting has appeared in Time, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Nation, and Foreign Policy. Formerly an editor in Chile and Argentina, she has reported from seven countries and won the One World Media Award for Best Feature. She is fluent in French, English, and Spanish, and her work bridges languages, cultures, and continents.