Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2022
Abstract
It is my purpose to ground this article in ubuntu and the politics of radical love as applied to the goals of #MeToo and its pursuit of redress for victims of sexual harms. Part II explores the convergences and divergences of #MeToo with feminist campaigns of an earlier era. Part III questions whether a renewed quest for gender equality, largely spawned by a Twitter/social media campaign, may lead to sustainable change built on notions of empathy and restorative justice, which influenced Tarana Burke when she founded #MeToo. Part IV examines restorative justice approaches in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a way to address the harms of sexual violence. I conclude in Part V with possibilities and limitations in the restorative justice approach to redressing these kinds of claims.
Recommended Citation
Andrews, Penelope, "Feminist Legal Theory and #MeToo: Revisiting Tarana Burke's Vision of Empowerment through Empathy" (2022). Articles & Chapters. 1592.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_articles_chapters/1592
Comments
Texas A&M Law Review, Vol. 10, Issue 1 (Fall 2022), pp. 113-134