Femen, Media Recognition of Naked Breasts Feminism

Abstract

Adopting a critical point of view, this article analyses the recognition of the feminist movement Femen by shedding lights on its media coverage from its creation in Ukraine to its settling in Paris and the expansion of its cause in Maghreb countries. It argues that the media coverage erects Femen as “avant-garde” and pop feminism through a series of binary oppositions with “archaic” enemies. Most of all, it draws new territorial frontiers based ethnic and race differences.