We thank Ray Lorion, editor of the Journal of Community Psychology, and Michael Blank, associate editor, for their full encouragement and support to this special issue from its inception. We thank our co-presenters in the 2009 SCRA Biennial symposium, We've Come a Long Way, Baby…But Are We There Yet?, whose stories were the catalyst for this special issue, including Susan Wolfe, Gloria Levin, and Judith Primavera. We also thank all of the active members of the SCRA Women's Committee, who continue to hold a visible presence in community psychology and encourage the co-creation and recreation of feminist community psychology. The reviewers were truly the backbone of this special issue. Our appreciation and thanks go to each of them: Meg Bond, Anne Brodsky, Ronelle Carolissen, Sarah Cook, Marci Culley, Khanh Dinh, Ruth Fleury-Steiner, Sabine French, Heather Gridley, Bianca Guzman, Ivy Ho, Kelly Kinnison, Colleen Loomis, Alicia Lucksted, Brinton Lykes, Eric Mankowski, Katherine (Katie) McDonald, Robin Miller, Rebekah Pratt, Stephanie Reich, Chiara Sabina, Michele Schlehofer, Irma Serrano-Garcia, Sylvie Taylor, Jo Tyler, Elizabeth Thomas, Sharon Wasco, Susan Wolfe, and a few reviewers who prefer to remain anonymous.
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Feminist community psychology: the dynamic co-creation of identities in multilayered contexts†
Article first published online: 12 DEC 2011
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20515
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Journal of Community Psychology
Special Issue: Special Issue: Co-Creating Feminist Community Psychology
Volume 40, Issue 1, pages 1–10, January 2012
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Angelique, H. and Mulvey, A. (2012), Feminist community psychology: the dynamic co-creation of identities in multilayered contexts. J. Community Psychol., 40: 1–10. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20515
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In this special issue, we view the development of feminist community psychology (FCP) as an ongoing project that must be co-created. This is reflected in articles that focus on authors' unique social locations inside and outside organizations in which they work, critical reflections on their multilayered identities, feminist methodological and pedagogical concerns, and the power of mentoring and social support. Authors discuss ways that critical reflexivity, feminist identities, and pedagogies can influence and be influenced by the practice of community psychology (CP). The intersectionality of identities is highlighted based on marginalized statuses from race/ethnicity, class, and sexuality to motherhood and “otherhood.” Authors also describe FCP practices including efforts to critique structural power asymmetries, reduce hierarchical professional relationships, and incorporate innovative interventions. We argue that these practices have libratory potential capable of creating social change consistent with the values and goals of FCP in particular and CP generally. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.