Olga Plakhotnik

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Olga Plakhotnik (sometimes Olha Plakhotnik) a Canada-based Ukrainian social philosopher, editor, writer, and academic focused on feminism and queer studies.

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She is noted for her analysis of feminism at the Euromaidan protests and for her publication Radical "Femen" and new women's activism. Plakhotnik is a co-editor in chief of Feminist Critique: East European Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies.

Career

Plakhotnik is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Alberta [1] where she focusses on feminism and queer studies. [2] In 2012, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship. [3]

She is a co-editor in chief of Feminist Critique: East European Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies. [4] [5]

Publications

Personal life

Plakhotnik lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2]

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Ukrainian feminist scholars

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References

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