Is Feminism Still Another Dirty "F" Word?: The Case of Code-Switching and Conservative Feminism

The concept of "code-switching" is often used to designate the communicative transgression of some sort of symbolic boundary of identity, often for various social purposes. Progressive activists and scholars alike have used the concept to point out the contradictions and idiosyncracies of...

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Main Author: Smith, Leslie Dorrough 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Religion & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 161-174
Further subjects:B Feminism
B Christian Right
B Concerned Women for America
B Code-switching
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Summary:The concept of "code-switching" is often used to designate the communicative transgression of some sort of symbolic boundary of identity, often for various social purposes. Progressive activists and scholars alike have used the concept to point out the contradictions and idiosyncracies of groups like Concerned Women for America (CWA), a longstanding member of the Christian Right, as it portrays itself as both anti-feminist and pro-feminist simultaneously. Using CWA's various positions on feminism as a case study, this essay considers not just how this instance of code-switching rhetorically operates, but also examines how the concept is used in the critiques lodged by progressive voices against conservative Christian groups.
ISSN:1574-3012
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02503002