Finn Mackay

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Finn Mackay
Born1976or1977(age 48–49)
Occupations
  • Sociologist
  • activist
Years active2001–present
Known for Radical feminist and trans feminist activism
Website drfinnmackay.co.uk

Finn Mackay (born 1976or1977) [1] is a British sociologist, radical feminist [2] and trans feminist [3] campaigner. [4] [5] [6]

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A senior lecturer in sociology at University of the West of England, Bristol, Mackay completed a PhD in the Centre for Gender & Violence Research at the University of Bristol. [7] [1] They [a] returned to academia to study the changes in the British women's liberation movement. [8]

Early life and identity

Mackay grew up in rural Scotland and visited family in Nottingham every summer, where they played with the local boys. [1]

Mackay identifies as "a queer butch, or transmasc, identifying with much in the trans-with-an-asterisk label". [9] During their teenage years, Mackay was part of an all-women's peace camp, where they became involved in lesbian feminism. [10] Mackay has also subscribed to radical feminism (an anti-patriarchal strand of feminism that believes an individual's biological role in reproduction should not matter outside of reproductive matters) since being a teen. [2]

Activism

In 2004, [7] Mackay founded the London Feminist Network, a group helping victims of domestic violence and has argued against the pornographication of mainstream popular culture. [10] They have also led a revival of the "Reclaim the Night" movement [1] and have written about its history. [11]

Theories

Sexualized male violence against women

Radical feminism’s theorization of sexualized male violence against women (SMVAW) is, according to Mackay, the core feature that distinguishes it from other feminist traditions. [12] They argues that SMVAW constitutes the structural foundation of women’s oppression, positioning sexualized male violence not as a series of isolated incidents but as a systemic pattern that reveals gender as a political hierarchy.

Books

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mackay uses they/them pronouns.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mackay, Finn (5 October 2021). "Finn Mackay: the writer hoping to help end the gender wars". The Guardian (Interview). Interviewed by Gaby Hinsliff . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Mackay, Finn (23 September 2021). Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars: The Politics of Sex. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 2–3. ISBN   978-0-7556-0665-8.
  3. ↑ Jolly, Margaretta (2019). Sisterhood and After: An Oral History of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, 1968-present. Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN   978-0-19-065884-7.
  4. ↑ Young, Annette (1 July 2022). "The 51% - Feminism and transgender rights: The reasons behind a divisive debate". France 24. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Smith, Victoria (4 April 2022). "Should puberty be optional?". The Critic Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Le Marechal, Caroline (17 October 2019). "Demand for transgender awareness courses 'up 50%'". BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Finn Mackay: Bloomsbury Publishing". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Aghtaie, Nadia; Gangoli, Geetanjali (21 August 2014). Understanding Gender Based Violence: National and international contexts. Routledge. p. xiii. ISBN   978-1-135-10787-1.
  9. ↑ Mackay, Finn (25 January 2022). "Still Too Hot To Handle? Firebrand Radical Feminism". Hypatia. 37: 216–220. doi: 10.1017/hyp.2021.74 . ISSN   0887-5367. S2CID   246355473.
  10. 1 2 Long, Julia (13 September 2012). Anti-Porn: The Resurgence of Anti-Pornography Feminism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 137, 150. ISBN   978-1-78032-027-4.
  11. ↑ Mackay, Finn (1 May 2014). "Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches" (PDF). Women's Studies International Forum. 44: 46–54. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2014.03.006. ISSN   0277-5395.
  12. ↑ Mackay, Finn (2015). Radical Feminism: Feminist Activism in Movement. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-1-137-50477-9.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  13. ↑ "Don't write off radical feminism – it's always been ahead of its time". The Guardian. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Courrier des idées. Ce qui fait débat dans le genre". Courrier international (in French). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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