• Online lecture June 12th – ‘Re-enclosure in the Stack’

    Next Wednesday June 12th I will be giving an online lunchtime lecture (12:30-2pm) for the Centre for Education and Social Justice at Lancaster University. This is based on a chapter from my forthcoming book Personal Business: sexual violence in racial capitalism, which will…

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  • Abolitionist strategies for addressing gender-based violence

    I was recently part of a group of researchers collaborating with Abolitionist Futures to create a resource called ‘Addressing gender-based violence: carceral reforms vs abolitionist strategies.’ The resource is designed as a discussion tool for people, groups and organisations who want to think…

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  • Why Palestine is a Feminist Issue

    This International Women’s Day, I wanted to share a teaching resource I made with input from some expert colleagues, called ‘Why Palestine is a feminist issue’. It’s a short electronic aid/handout with points to be elaborated in class and links to discussion material.…

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  • Paper out in Feminist Theory

    My paper in Feminist Theory is finally officially out – it is fully open-access and can be downloaded at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14647001241232260. I am no longer on social media due to persistent harassment, so would appreciate any help at publicising it – these things take…

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  • Interview – The Malcolm Effect

    I was recently interviewed on The Malcolm Effect podcast by the fantastic Deej and Momodou – listen below or download from Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. https://player.fm/series/the-malcolm-effect/ep-78-challenges-for-feminism-today-dr-alison-phipps-deej I hope you enjoy it!

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  • Open-access resources

    Just a reminder that my website contains a number of resources that are free to download, adapt and use. Resources for lecturers: this is a portfolio of resources for fellow lecturers, which include a series of introductory lectures about feminism, and a gender…

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  • From white feminism to abolition: a work in progress

    Originally posted on Read and Resist!: Abolition Feminism keynote – Alison Phipps https://youtu.be/1WcOciF7yPQ I am not an organiser – I am a teacher, a scholar and a survivor. I have been an activist, but in circles very different to these. I came to…

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  • From ‘sex-based rights’ to ‘become ungovernable’: from supremacy to solidarity

    ‘The inclusion of men who claim to have a female ‘gender identity’ into the category of women in law, policies and practice constitutes discrimination against women by impairing the recognition of women’s sex-based human rights. Organizations that promote the concept of ‘gender identity’…

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  • Writing up your methodology

    Here are some suggestions on how the various sections of a dissertation methods chapter should be put together, expressed as question prompts for you to think about and respond to. This is not a definitive guide, and it does not replace careful reading on methodology…

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  • Writing your introduction and conclusion

    One of the most difficult things to do in drafting any piece of writing (but especially a thesis or dissertation) is the introduction and conclusion. Students often try to tackle the introduction first; I usually advise them to write both the introduction and…

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