The Fathers’ Rights Movement as a Subaltern Counterpublic
The Fathers’ Rights Movement as a Subaltern Counterpublic
Author(s): Martin FafejtaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Public/private sphere; subaltern counterpublics; fathers’ rights movement; fatherhood; gender stereotypes;
Summary/Abstract: According to Nancy Fraser, some formal members of the public sphere tend to be informally marginalized and consequently form “subaltern counterpublics”. This article applies the concept of subaltern counterpublics to the Czech fathers’ rights movement, where members of the movement believe they are discriminated in their parental rights and pushed out of the debate in the public sphere. In spite of being individuals who have represented the traditional hegemons of the public sphere, they have created their own counterpublics in order to assert their interests.
Journal: Sociológia - Slovak Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 50/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 225-245
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English