Alice Schwarzer

Alice Schwarzer (born December 3, 1942 in Wuppertal) is arguably the most prominent contemporary German feminist. She is founder and publisher of the German feminist journal EMMA. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1075x1194, 143 KB)Alice Schwarzer during an ARD talk show hosted by Sabine Christiansen, April 30, 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1075x1194, 143 KB)Alice Schwarzer during an ARD talk show hosted by Sabine Christiansen, April 30, 2006. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Wuppertal university Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. ...

Biography

As the daughter of a single mother she spent her childhood with her grandparents. In 1969 she started working as a journalist. It has been suggested that Baby mama be merged into this article or section. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

From 1970 to 1974 she worked as a freelancer for different media in Paris. At the same time she studied psychology and sociology, amongst others lectured by Michel Foucault. She was one of the founders of the Feminist Movement in Paris (Mouvement de Liberation des femmes, MLF) and also spread their ideas to Germany. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is an academic/ applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Michel Foucault (IPA pronunciation: ) (October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984) was a French philosopher and historian. ...

In 1971 she raised public attention for the first time with her project "Frauen gegen den § 218" (Women against Paragraph 218, which was the German statute that made abortion illegal). In autumn 1971 she released her first book of the same title. One of her best known books is "Der kleine Unterschied und seine großen Folgen" (The Little Difference and its Huge Consequence), which was released in 1975 and made her famous beyond the borders of Germany. It was translated into 11 languages. Since its release, she is considered as Germany's best known, but also most disputed contemporary feminist. She is a second-wave feminist representing concepts of feminist equality, similar to Simone de Beauvoir. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Second-wave feminism refers to a period of feminist activity which began during the early 1960s and lasted through the late 1980s. ... La Beauvoir redirects here; also see: Beauvoir (disambiguation). ...

In January 1977 the first issue of her journal EMMA was published. The next years she concentrated on the work for her journal. From 1992 to 1993 she was host of the TV show "Zeil um Zehn" on German TV channel Hessischer Rundfunk. When her journal changed to bimonthly release in 1993, she continued to write an increasing number of books, among them biographies of Petra Kelly, Gert Bastian and the life of Marion Dönhoff. With her frequent appearances in German TV talk shows she has become an institution on German television. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... German language television channels include the following : // Germany ARD (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten Deutschlands, Consortium of German public broadcasting services) — public, consisting of the following local public stations (which also provide regional programming in separate channels): Das Erste (The First) (ARD) EinsExtra (Digital only via Satellite or Cable) EinsFestival... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Petra Kelly, 1987 Petra Karin Kelly (November 29, 1947 – October 1, 1992), German peace activist and Green politician, was born in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany in 1947, and lived and studied in the United States between 1959 and 1970. ... Gert Bastian and Petra Kelly on the cover of Alice Schwarzers Eine tödliche Liebe Gert Bastian (March 26, 1923 - October 1992) was a German military officer and politician with the Green Party. ... The Countess Marion Dönhoff (Marion Hedda Ilse Gräfin Dönhoff) (December 2, 1909 – March 11, 2002) was a German journalist who participated in the resistance to mad injustice of Hitlers National Socialists under the Counts von Moltke, Yorck von Wartenburg, and Stauffenberg. ...

In total she has released 16 books as a writer, and 15 as publisher.

Awards

In 2004 she received the "Danubius Prize" for "her passionate fight for the rights of women". 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In December 2004 she was made Knight of the French Legion of Honor. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ...

On January 15, 2005 she received the Staatspreis of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ...

Criticism

• Some feminists accuse Schwarzer and her publication EMMA of the monopolisation of German language feminist discussion, in order to promote her own points of view.
• Others criticised that she accepted the award of the Bundesverdienstkreuz.
• Schwarzers' German language PorNO-campaign, aiming to ban pornography in Germany, and her judment on female sadomasochism (quote "Female masochism is collaboration!"^[1]) has often been criticized for implying a state of war between genders.
• Some lesbian activists criticize Schwarzer for publicly encouraging lesbians and gays to come out openly while applying another standard to her own life. Schwarzer herself hasn't commented on her own sexual orientation until today. She disapproves of third party outing in general. When she was described as a lesbian in the critical biography of Bascha Mikas^[2] she reacted angrily and denied any comment indicating her own right for privacy.
• Schwarzer has repeatedly been described as a "showpiece feminist" and covered with malice and mockery by parts of the German media and opponents. Some journalists like Henryk M. Broder and Kay Sokolowsky accuse her of „leftist Antisemitism“ and sympathy towards rightist icons like Leni Riefenstahl ^[3].

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References

1. ^ "Weiblicher Masochismus ist Kollaboration!" from EMMA Heft 2, 1991
2. ^ Bascha Mika, Alice Schwarzer – Eine kritische Biographie, Rowohlt Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-499-60778-6 (unauthorized)
3. ^ Die Neue Rechte, konkret-article (German)

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Sources

• Schwarzer, Alice (1984). After the Second Sex. Pantheon. ISBN 0-394-72430-5. 
• Schwarzer, Alice (1984). Simone de Beauvoir today: Conversations, 1972-1982. Hogarth Press. ISBN 0-7011-2784-8. 

External links

• Official homepage (in German)
• Alice Schwarzer at the Internet Movie Database