Florence Thomas
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| Born | Florence Marie Therèse Thomas 1943 (age 80–81) Rouen, France |
| Nationality | French Colombian |
| Occupation(s) | academic, journalist, feminist |
| Years active | 1967–present |
Florence Thomas (born 1943) is a French-Colombian social psychologist and feminist academic. She was a co-founder of the Programa de Estudios de Género, Mujer y Desarrollo (Gender, Women and Development Studies Program) at the National University of Colombia. She is also a journalist for the newspaper El Tiempo. Thomas was honored with the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar (Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award) in 2005. In 2017, Thomas was decorated as a Knight in France's Legion of Honour.
Early life and education
Florence Marie Therèse Thomas was born in 1943 in
Career
In 1967, Thomas followed her boyfriend Manuel Morales to Colombia, despite her lack of being able to speak Spanish or knowing anything of the country.
From the early 1980s, the academics informally created the Grupo de Estudios Mujer y Sociedad (Women & Society Study Group).[1][5] Every Thursday at noon, women scholars from the fields of anthropology, history, psychology, and social work gathered in Thomas' office. They officially organized the group in 1985, after overcoming the university's resistance, with Thomas serving as its director.[4] The following year, Women & Society hosted a conference, Mujer y vida cotidiana (Women and Daily Life), drawing 300 women from throughout the country as participants.[4][6] The success of the seminar led to the creation of another program, La cuestión femenina (The Feminine Question), which was offered annually for the next fifteen years.[4] In 1994, they were successful in launching the Programa de Estudios de Género, Mujer y Desarrollo (PGMD, Gender, Women and Development Studies Program) in the Human Sciences Department at the National University.[5][Notes 1]
In 1999, she began writing as a columnist for the newspaper
Research
Thomas' work explores the political and legal struggle for human rights for ethnic minorities, indigenous people, LGBT community members, and women. Her work has evaluated the meanings and symbolism of sexism as it appears in popular culture, such as representations of inequality, subordination, and violence in telenovelas, literary tracts, and other cultural media.[4] She has defined feminism as an ethical and political position aimed at building equality in society. She clarifies her position, by acknowledging that men and women are different, but should have the same protections of their rights.[2][Notes 2] She also distinguishes between feminism and machismo, noting they are not counterparts because the former is an ideology based upon equity for all and the latter an ideology based on retaining power through violence.[2][Notes 3]
Selected works
- Thomas, Florence (1985). El macho y la hembra reconstruídos: aportes en relación con los conceptos de masculinidad y feminidad en algunos mass-media colombianos; fotonovela, canción, comerciales [The Reconstructed Male and Female: Contributions in Relation to the Concepts of Masculinity and Femininity in Some Colombian Mass Media, Soap Operas, Song, Commercials] (in Spanish) (2a ed.). Bogotá: Editorial Universidad Nacional de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-628-008-2.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (1994). Los estragos del amor: el discurso amoroso en los medios de comunicación [The Ravages of Love: Love Discourse in the Media] (in Spanish) (1. ed.). Bogotá: Editorial Universidad Nacional de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-17-0118-6.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (1997). Conversación con un hombre ausente [Conversation with an Absent Man] (in Spanish) (1. ed.). Bogotá: Arango Editores Ltda. ISBN 978-958-27-0014-0.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2001). La mujer tiene la palabra [The Woman Has Words] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editora Aguilar. ISBN 978-958-8061-66-5.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2003). Género, femenino: un ensayo autobiográfico [Gender, Feminine: An Autobiographical Essay] (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editora Aguilar. ISBN 978-958-704-062-3.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2003). Palabras en el tiempo [Words in Time] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editora Aguilar. ISBN 978-958-704-108-8.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2006). Conversaciones con Violeta: historia de una revolución inacabada [Conversations with Violeta: The Story of an Unfinished Revolution] (in Spanish) (1. ed.). Bogotá: Editora Aguilar. ISBN 978-958-704-394-5.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2008). Florence de la A a la Z [Florence from A to Z] (in Spanish) (1. ed.). Bogotá: Aguilar. ISBN 978-958-704-792-9.[3]
- Thomas, Florence (2010). Habia que decirlo [It Had To Be Said] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Icono. ISBN 978-958-8461-11-3.[3]
Notes
- ^ In 2001, PGMD was renamed as the "Escuela de Estudios de Género" (Genders Studies School).[7]
- ^ "¿Qué es el feminismo? Es una opción ético-política que lucha por construir equidad entre hombres y mujeres."… Queremos ser iguales como sujetos políticos de derechos, pero queremos mantener nuestras diferencias, porque nacemos de manera distinta".[2]
- ^ "El feminismo es una ideología libertaria que busca equidad, el machismo es una ideología violenta, de poder. El feminismo es tratar de construir un mundo más equitativo, más justo, más tolerante, más bello para todo el mundo, no solamente para las mujeres, porque si el mundo cambia para las mujeres, va a cambiar también para los hombres. El machismo impide que las mujeres puedan decidir sobre su cuerpo, el machismo apoya el acoso sexual".[2]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pinzón Salas 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Revista Credencial 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jaramillo 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cienciágora 2008.
- ^ a b c Arango Gaviria 2018, p. 17.
- ^ National University of Colombia 1986.
- ^ Arango Gaviria 2018, p. 18.
- ^ Universidad de Manizales 2021.
- ^ "Ateos se confiesan 16 personalidades del país; lo hicieron en el libro 'Manual de Ateología'" (in Spanish). El Tiempo (Colombia). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ French Embassy 2017.
Bibliography
- Arango Gaviria, Luz Gabriela (2018). "Un proyecto académico feminista en mutación: la Escuela de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia [A Feminist Academic Project in Mutation: The School of Gender Studies of the National University of Colombia]". In Gil Hernández, Franklin; Pérez-Bustos, Tania (eds.). Feminismos y estudios de género en Colombia: un campo académico y político en movimiento [Feminisms and Gender Studies in Colombia: An Academic Field and Political Movement] (PDF) (in Spanish) (Primeraición ed.). Bogotá, Colombia: ISBN 978-958-783-334-8.
- Jaramillo, Alejandro (December 2019). "Florence Thomas". La enciclopedia de Banrepcultural (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Red Cultural del Banco de la República en Colombia. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Pinzón Salas, Jorge (6 March 2017). "Los feminismos de Florence Thomas" [The Feminisms of Florence Thomas]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sección de Psicología y Sociedad (1986). Simposio sobre Vida Cotidiana: enero 27, 28, 29 y 31 de 1986, Bogotá, D.E., Colombia [Symposium on Daily Life: 27, 28, 29 and 31 January 1986, Bogotá, Colombia] (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior. ISBN 978-958-11-0045-3.
- "Condecoración de la Señora Florence Thomas" [Decoration of Ms. Florence Thomas]. ambafrance.org (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: French Embassy in Bogotá. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Florence Thomas". Cienciágora (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Universia. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Lo que es y no es el feminismo: Florence Thomas" [What Feminism Is and Is Not: Florence Thomas]. Revista Credencial (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Magazines Culturales. 26 November 2018. ISSN 0121-7526. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022. On-line redaction of printed article.)
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link - "Profesora de la UManizales gana Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar" [U Manizales Professor Wins Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award]. orientacion.universia.net.co (in Spanish). Manizales, Colombia: Universidad de Manizales. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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