Pickering, Katherine

Pickering,  Katherine
Start date:
October 2021
Research Topic:
Womens Activism and Conservative Backlash in the Southern Cone
Research Supervisor:
Dr Joey Whitfield and Professor Marysia Zalewski
Supervising school:
Primary funding source:
ESRC

Working alongside feminist activists, this project aims to investigate how grassroots mobilisation in the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay) affects policy decisions and navigates intense gender backlash. I am also interested in right-wing counter movements and their use of social media.