Affect and activism Sample Clauses

Affect and activism. Affect is important to feminist activism in three ways: it acts as a motivation for involvement; the networks out of which activism grows and which nourish it are experienced as supportive and often overlap with friendship networks; and taking part in activism is exciting and fun. Pleasure, passion and voice are central to being an activist and are sometimes contrasted with their lack in conventional politics. These three aspects are considered in turn.