The potential of critical feminist citizenship frameworks for citizenship and social justice in higher education
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Date
2012-12
Authors
Bozalek, Vivienne
Carolissen, Ronelle
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Publisher
Faculty of Education, University of the Free State
Abstract
There is a paucity of South African literature that uses feminist critical approaches as a conceptual
tool to examine intersections of social justice and citizenship. This article aims to address this gap by
examining the potential of critical feminist approaches to transform conceptions of citizenship in higher
education. It outlines how traditional normative frameworks of citizenship can be contested by drawing on
feminist approaches. More specifically, the article focuses on feminist contributions regarding ontological
constructions of human beings as citizens, the public-private binary, the politics of needs interpretation,
participatory parity and belonging, illuminating these concepts with illustrative examples from the
higher education context. The article concludes by suggesting recommendations based on the identified
feminist conceptions.
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Keywords
Social justice, Citizenship, Feminism, South Africa, Higher education
Citation
Bozalek, V., & Carolissen, R. (2012). The potential of critical feminist citizenship frameworks for citizenship and social justice in higher education. Perspectives in Education, 30(4), 9-18.