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There have been few times in US American history when the very concept of freedom of speech--its promise and its contradictions--has been under greater scrutiny. Guided by acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and activist Amar Kanwar, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School convened a series of public seminars on freedom of speech with the participation of some of the most original thinkers and artists on the topic. Structured as an open curriculum, each seminar examined a particular aspect of freedom of speech, reflecting on and informed by recent debates around hate speech, censorship, sexism, and racism in the US and elsewhere. Studies into Darkness emerges from these seminars as a collection of newly commissioned texts, artist projects, and resources that delve into the intricacies of free speech. Providing a practical and historical guide to free speech discourse and in-depth investigations that extend far beyond the current moment, and featuring poetic responses to the crises present in contemporary culture and society around expression, this publication provocatively questions whether true communication is ever attainable.

Freedom of speech --- Hate speech --- Censorship --- Sexism --- Racism --- United States.

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Recently, far-right candidates, such as Donald Trump in the USA and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil were elected regardless of the scandals they had caused with their openly sexist and racist comments. Likewise, the electoral success of both presidents was opposed by widespread intersectional feminist protests. Thus, this essay pursues a double objective: first, to examine the logic and the role of gender for (right-wing) populism with the aim of re-evaluating the phenomenon and amplifying the theories towards more complex forms of description and analysis. Secondly, the essay outlines spaces and practices of resistance which also draw on gender politics (or make resistance against anti-sexism their point of departure). Based on the assumption that gender is not a side effect or a minor aspect of current populist rhetoric, it is argued that gender provides a fundamental and central stage for the current struggles for cultural hegemony that numerous societies currently find themselves confronted with in the light of precariousness and neoliberal crises. Thus, an intersectional approach towards gender in populism not only enriches the field of studying but may also provide an innovative parameter for a re-evaluation of the phenomenon and the theorisation of (right-wing) populism.

right-wing and gender populism, intersectionality, feminist movements, ethno-sexism, anti-ideology of gender

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Inclusive language remains a hot topic. Despite decades of empirical evidence and revisions of formal language use, many inclusive adaptations of English and German continue to be ignored or contested. But how to convince speakers of the importance of inclusive language? Rewriting Language provides one possible answer: by engaging readers with the issue, literary texts can help to raise awareness and thereby promote wider linguistic change. Christiane Luck analyses five iconic texts from a literary, linguistic and sociological perspective. She shows how Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness and Verena Stefan’s Häutungen highlight the issues inherent in the linguistic status quo; Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time and June Arnold’s The Cook and the Carpenter explore the possibilities and challenges of linguistic neutrality; and Gerd Brantenberg’s Egalias døtre reverses linguistic norms to illustrate the link between language and imagination. A focus group study provides empirical evidence for the effectiveness of the literary approaches and shows how literary texts can sensitise readers to the impact of biased language. Particularly in the context of education, Luck concludes, literary texts can be a valuable tool to promote inclusive language use.

Language and languages --- Language and sex. --- Sex differences. --- Sex and language --- Sex --- Language and sex --- Sexism in language --- Historical & comparative linguistics

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Hinter dem aktuellen Antifeminismus steht eine kleine, aber intensiv vernetzte Gruppe von Akteur*innen, die strategisch um Deutungshoheit kämpft. Ihr Einfluss jenseits des rechten und christlich-fundamentalistischen Spektrums ist jedoch gering - und Gegenmobilisierungen durchaus erfolgreich. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes legen erstmals vergleichende Analysen zum Antifeminismus in Deutschland vor. Untersucht werden dabei Mediendiskurse, Antifeminismus in der Wissenschaft, Mobilisierungen gegen die Reform sexueller Bildung an Schulen, rechte Kritiken an der »Ehe für alle«, Vorstellungen von Mutterschaft sowie Effekte der Projektion von Sexismus auf zugewanderte Muslime in Integrationskursen für Geflüchtete. »Insgesamt handelt es sich beim vorliegenden Sammelband um einen interessanten Beitrag zum Forschungsstand. Für die Gender Studies sind insbesondere die empirischen Studien zu Antigender-Diskursen in unterschiedlichen gesellschaftlichen Feldern von Relevanz. Damit empfiehlt sich der Band für all jene, die sich über neue empirische Ergebnisse aus einer herrschaftskritischen Perspektive informieren wollen.« Daniel Lehnert, Soziopolis, 13.04.2021 »Der Band bietet eine Fülle von spannenden Erkenntnissen und hilfreichen Informationen für den Kampf gegen Antifeminismen, wo immer ihnen begegnet wird.« www.frauensolidaritaet.org/www.centrum3.at, 2 (2021) O-Ton: »Wie der Begriff ›Gender‹ zum Reizwort geworden ist« - Annette Henninger im Interview beim Deutschlandfunk am 11.01.2021. Besprochen in: IDA-NRW, 4 (2020) https://www.coaching-blogger.de, 25.08.2021

Antifeminismus; Genderismus; Deutschland; Neue Rechte; Fundamentalismus; Mediendiskurs; Bildungspolitik; Mutterschaft; Sexismus; Integration; Geschlecht; Gesellschaft; Gender Studies; Soziale Ungleichheit; Demokratie; Zivilgesellschaft; Soziologie; Anti-feminism; Genderism; Germany; New Right; Fundamentalism; Media Discourse; Educational Policy; Motherhood; Sexism; Gender; Society; Social Inequality; Democracy; Civil Society; Sociology --- Civil Society. --- Democracy. --- Educational Policy. --- Fundamentalism. --- Gender Studies. --- Gender. --- Genderism. --- Germany. --- Integration. --- Media Discourse. --- Motherhood. --- New Right. --- Sexism. --- Social Inequality. --- Society. --- Sociology.

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Conceiving the Goddess is an exploration of goddess cults in South Asia that embodies research on South Asian goddesses in various disciplines. The theme running through all the contributions, with their multiple approaches and points of view, is the concept of appropriation, whereby one religious group adopts a religious belief or practice not formerly its own. What is the motivation behind this? Are such actions attempts to dominate, or to resist the domination of others, or to adapt to changing social circumstances – or perhaps simply to enrich the religious experience of a group’s members? In examining these questions, Conceiving the Goddess considers a range of settings: a Jain goddess lurking in a Brahminical temple, the fraught relationship between the humble Camār caste and the river goddess Gaṅgā, the mutual appropriation of disciple and goddess in the tantric exercises of Kashmiri Śaivism, and the alarming self-decapitation of the fierce goddess Chinnamastā.

Women and religion --- Goddesses, Indic --- South Asia --- Religion. --- Indic goddesses --- Religion and women --- Women in religion --- Religion --- Sexism in religion --- women and religion --- Chinnamastā’ --- Durgā --- Devī --- Śaktipīṭha --- Kuladaivata --- Purāṇic narrative --- Ravidās --- Gaṅgā --- Jainism --- Puja (Hinduism) --- Shiva