1st Edition
Radio Activism Breaking the Silence and Empowering Women
By Annette Rimmer
Copyright 2022
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
164 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This unique book draws on the narratives of women participants in community radio, using intersectionality, feminist, critical psychological and community development frameworks to explore how this highly symbolic, creative dimension of activism can unmute marginalised women and enrich corporate media.
Over a period of four years, twelve female radio project volunteers offer their experiences... Read more
Introduction
Rationale
Why Women?
Why Radio?
Why Feminist Pedagogy?
The Importance of Participation in Uncertain Times
Structure of the Book
- The Radio Research Group
- Introduction
- Meet the Women
- Methodological Issues and Cautions
- Practical Research with the Radio Research Group
- A Word about Transcription
- Research Diary
- Analysis
- World Café
- A Cautionary Note about Participatory Research
- Listen Up! Radio’s Potential Explored
- Introduction
- Shout FM in Context
- Radio Around the World
- Conclusion
- Radio Training: Feminist Pedagogy in Action
- Introduction
- On the Day of the Radio Training, I was Terrified!
- School wasn’t for me
- The Activism of Feminist Pedagogy
- Conclusion
- Silence and Voice
- Introduction
- Silence
- Hearing Different Voices
- Disembodied Voices
- Telling our Own Stories
- A Word about Intersectionality
- Conclusion
- Radio Activism: Dancing in the Kitchen
- Introduction
- The Conflicts of Empowerment
- Feminist Radio Pedagogy
- Women and Technology
- Lightbulb Moments
- Dancing in the Kitchen
- Conclusion
- Feeling Ten Feet Tall
- Introduction
- Women and Empowerment
- Women-Only Radio Training
- Radio Activism in a Time of Covid
- Unmuting Women: Zoom Radio and Talking in Pidgin
- Conclusion
- The Mythical Sankofa Bird, Looking Back and Imagining the Future
- Introduction
- Understanding How to Engage and Retain Diverse Women in Radio
- There is no One Womanhood
- Dimensions of Empowerment
- Media is not the Issue, Justice is the Issue
10. Conclusion
Appendix: Profiles of the Radio Research Group Members
References
Biography
Annette Rimmer is a radio producer and lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. Her research is in media & social justice, feminist pedagogy, Social Policy, Urban/Rural Sociology and generally Feminist Social Research.
