Outlook: Girlhood, agency, and embodied space for action

Vera-Gray, F.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_7

Outlook: Girlhood, agency, and embodied space for action

Vera-Gray, F.

Authors

F. Vera-Gray

Contributors

B. Formark
Editor

H. Mulari
Editor

M. Voipio
Editor

Abstract

The sexual double standard and the realities of sexual violence have a significant impact on the embodied freedoms of girls and young women, as shown in Chaps. 5 and 6. The work of both Aaltonen and Honkasalo reveals ongoing challenges for feminists seeking to conceptualize the ambiguous balance of girls’ agency, particularly sexual agency, as it is lived. There may be, however, untapped potential in further working with the concepts of embodied space for action and situated agency, employing both alongside an intersectional perspective that pays attention to how a hierarchy of worth situates girls in relation to each other.

Citation

Vera-Gray, F. (2017). Outlook: Girlhood, agency, and embodied space for action. In B. Formark, H. Mulari, & M. Voipio (Eds.), Nordic girlhoods : past, present, outlooks (127-135). Palgrave MacMillian. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_7

Acceptance Date	Feb 21, 2017
Online Publication Date	Oct 11, 2017
Publication Date	Oct 11, 2017
Deposit Date	Feb 21, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Oct 11, 2020
Pages	127-135
Book Title	Nordic girlhoods : past, present, outlooks.
ISBN	9783319651170
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_7
Keywords	Agency, Girlhood studies, Sexual consent education, Sexual violence, Victim feminism

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Vera-Gray F. (2017) Outlook: Girlhood, Agency, and Embodied Space for Action. In: Formark B., Mulari H., Voipio M. (eds) Nordic Girlhoods. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan. This extract is taken from the author's original manuscript and has not been edited. The definitive, published, version of record is available here: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319651170