Ten. South African Anti-Feminism: Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Opposition to Feminist Activism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction. Global Perspectives on Anti-Feminism 1
5. PART ONE. Global Patterns of Contemporary Anti-Feminism
6. Introduction 25
7. One. The Twenty-First-Century Crusade against Democracy in Latin America: ‘Gender Ideology’ at the Frontline 27
8. Two. ‘Comprehensive Sexuality Education is Satanic’: Homosexuality, Politics and Christian Nationalism in Ghana 50
9. Three. The Backlash against Feminist Body Positive Activism in Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: A Transnational Post-Soviet Trend? 71
10. Four. A European Agenda? The Supra-National Dimension of Anti-Feminism in Europe 95
11. Five. Weak Men and the Feminisation of Society: Locating the Ideological Glue between the Manosphere and the Far-Right 116
12. PART TWO. Local Articulations of Global Anti-Feminism
13. Introduction 137
14. Six. ‘Original Design’ and the Renewal of Patriarchy: Discipleship and Religious Politicisation in an Evangelical Church in Quito (Ecuador) 139
15. Seven. The Anti-Feminist Narrative of the Hindu Right in India 160
16. Eight. Queers and National Anxiety: Discourses on Gender and Sexuality from Anti-Gender Backlash Movements in Japan since the 2000s 182
17. Nine. Anti-Feminism in the Context of Corona Conspiracy Theories in Germany 202
18. Ten. South African Anti-Feminism: Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Opposition to Feminist Activism 224
19. Concluding Remarks. Global Articulations of Anti-Feminism 245
20. Notes on Contributors 261
21. Index 264