Connections: Feminist Blogging and Virtual Consciousness-Raising
Much of what was printed in Sarachild’s 1971 flyer is applicable today, despite the infrequency of face-to-face meetings. At a time in feminist history when feminism itself has been called fragmented, disjointed, or even dead, blogging is an important way for feminist thinkers to connect and build community and to advocate for social change. While we have to remember that technology is laden with ideological baggage, feminists of all tenets have the opportunity to carve out a virtual space for themselves, in what I call “feminist virtual consciousness-raising.” The ubiquity of the Internet has located feminist advocacy and consciousness-raising within the virtual world. Blogs are a useful tool to connect with not only academics and community activists, but also the “everyday” people whose experiences are often ignored or silenced.
The Personal is Political: Feminist Blogging and Virtual Consciousness-Raising by Tracy L. M. Kennedy
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