Gender, Feminist and Queer Studies : Power, Privilege and Inequality in a Time of Neoliberal Conservatism (Paperback)

Power, privilege and inequality in a time of neoliberal conservatism: an introduction Part I: Metanarratives and discourse: shaping inequality 1. Re-envisioning Australian history with once silenced voices and women’s knowledge 2. Post-racial feminism and the reaffirmation of whiteness 3. A conservative church response to feminism: less power, less privilege and no equality 4. The silencing of women’s voices in contemporary conservative evangelical churches: "Crying in my wardrobe" Part II: Masculine hegemony and heteronormativity: constructing society 5. "A boy’s own tale": using intersectional frameworks to chart the reproduction of historical discrimination in aviation 6. Masculinities, driving and women 7. Precarious academia: women’s employment in Australian universities 8. Gender, power and work: reporting psychological injuries in the Australian workplace 9. Masculinity, male caregiving and LGB paramedics: emotional labour and hegemonic masculinity Part III: Embodiment and representation: the body as a site of inequality and disadvantage 10. How the gendered body is constructed in the neoliberal schooling context through discipline and healthism in contemporary physical education 11. Neoliberalism and gender inequality in the Marvel Universe 12. Speaking up: a feminist analysis of the possibility of cultural change in women’s artistic gymnastics in Australia and England 13. Paramedicine and workplace sexual harassment: the hidden paradox of neoliberalism Part IV: Evaluating change 14. A wolf in sheep’s clothing: a critical view of the post-gay in an Australian context 15. The civility of the privileged: assessing the narrative around Australia’s marriage equality campaign 16. Making the link: secular democracy, human rights and the cases of marriage equality and abortion rights 17. Men’s behaviour change programmes: addressing power, privilege and oppression in intimate partner violence 18. Can diversity give neoliberal technoscience more than it bargained for?: LGBTQ+ researchers and queering standpoints. Not a conclusion but a way forward: instigating the road ahead