Woman, life, freedom: reconfiguring feminist borders in Iranian feminist protest: how does the 2022 woman, life, freedom movement reflect an evolving transnational feminist praxis in Iran?Tools Dakin, Summer (2025) Woman, life, freedom: reconfiguring feminist borders in Iranian feminist protest: how does the 2022 woman, life, freedom movement reflect an evolving transnational feminist praxis in Iran? MRes thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThis study investigates how the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran embodies an evolving transnational feminist praxis, reflecting the intersection of global feminist discourses and locally rooted feminist identities. Grounded in transnational feminism, the research challenges conventional binaries between ‘local’ and ‘global’ feminism, particularly as constructed within postmodernist feminist paradigms. Employing frame alignment theory, it conducts a critical discourse analysis of the activism and public narratives of six prominent Iranian feminist figures. By doing so, the study highlights how feminist actors in Iran strategically engage with global feminist currents while navigating the constraints of a theocratic and authoritarian regime. The research reveals the emergence of a hybrid feminist praxis, shaped by transnationalism, global rights discourse, and a shared emphasis on bodily autonomy, creating new spaces of connection and solidarity across borders. In contributing to debates within feminist movement studies, this study underscores the fluidity and adaptability of feminist expression in politically repressive contexts and calls for a re-examination of how feminist movements are framed across borders. Ultimately, it positions the Woman, Life, Freedom movement not merely as a national moment of resistance but as a critical site of global feminist re-articulation.
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