Abstract

This article focuses on the feminist design, content and pedagogical impact of a multi-media research exhibition I curated entitled Disobedient women: Defiance, resilience and creativity past and present. Through the conceptual frameworks of feminist adult education and feminist exhibtionary praxis, I discuss the development and design of the exhibition and then share findings from a study that aimed to unearth the learning made possible for visitors by viewing the exhibition’s stories and images. Findings show that as Disobedient Women instructed intentionally about gender injustice past and present, it made possible new interpretations, meaning making and cross-cultural connections; as the exhibition illustrated a deeply problematic gendered world its playfulness and beauty challenged assumptions about activism and feminism and encouraged hope and aesthetic agency. While important challenges and critiques were raised, I argue that intentional, participatory feminist exhibitions such as Disobedient Women are valuable processes of feminist adult education because they open up possibilities of seeing and thus knowing things differently and acting in the interests of gender justice and change.

摘要

本文重点介绍我策划的题为“不听话的女性：过去和现在的反抗、韧性和创造力”的多媒体研究展览的女权主义设计、内容和教学影响。通过女权主义成人教育和女权主义展览实践的概念框架，我讨论了展览的发展和设计，然后分享了一项研究的结果，该研究旨在通过观看展览的故事和图像来发掘为参观者提供的学习机会。调查结果表明，作为不听话的女性有意识地指导过去和现在的性别不公正，它使新的解释、意义创造和跨文化联系成为可能；由于展览展示了一个存在严重问题的性别世界，其趣味性和美感挑战了对激进主义和女权主义的假设，并鼓励了希望和审美能动性。虽然提出了重要的挑战和批评，但我认为，有意识的、参与性的女权主义展览，如不听话的女性，是女权主义成人教育的宝贵过程，因为它们开辟了以不同的方式看待和了解事物的可能性，并为性别公正和改变的利益而行动。