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IDENTITY, EMOTION, AND FEMINIST COLLECTIVE ACTION

CHERYL HERCUS

James Cook University of North Queensland

This article explores the relationship between identity, emotion, and feminist collective action. Based on interview research, the analysis confirms the central importance of anger in collective action and its particular significance for feminist identity and activism. As an emotion thought deviant for women, the anger inherent in feminist collective action frames created problems for participants in terms of relationships with partners, friends, and work colleagues. Participants performed emotion work to deal with negative responses to their feminist identity, but this depleted emotional energy and created stress. Participation in movement events provided much-needed emotional support and an outlet for deviant emotions.

Gender & Society, Vol. 13, No. 1, 34-55 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/089124399013001003
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