Transition Towards a British Feminist Art History: 1970s Feminist Collective WAHC’s Role in Subverting a Gendered Discipline
This article explores the emergence and impact of the Women’s Art History Collective (WAHC), founded in London in 1973, as part of the broader sociopolitical movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the United Kingdom. Rooted in feminist and Marxist theory, the WAHC critiqued the male-dominated narrative...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebc, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Études britanniques contemporaines
2026
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | This article explores the emergence and impact of the Women’s Art History Collective (WAHC), founded in London in 1973, as part of the broader sociopolitical movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the United Kingdom. Rooted in feminist and Marxist theory, the WAHC critiqued the male-dominated narratives of art history challenging institutional structures, language, and historiography as well as the role of individuals in the perpetuation of this ‘state of affairs’. Positioned between the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) and the New Left, the collective played a key role in shaping British feminist art history and contributed to the rise of the New Art History movement. Despite its brief existence, WAHC’s work left a lasting theory, notably through the publication Old Mistresses, Woman, Art and Ideology (1981), that constitutes the legacy of the collective’s analyses and inquiries. |
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