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The feminist movement Femen started in 2008 in Ukraine. From 2011, the practice of topless protests spread across several countries. To go topless is not unheard of in the history of feminist protest. Nevertheless, the act of protesting topless for feminist goals crystalizes the debate on the sexualization of women's bodies and their mediatization. The controversies this sparked played out across the spheres of activism, media and justice. Three field sites (France, Tunisia and Québec) are compared, on the basis of multiple sources (oral, media, legal, etc.) in order to construct a present history of the feminist organization and the controversies it provoked. Is this feminism a social and political phenomenon or merely a media spectacle?The analysis of the lived reality of the activists involved reconstructs their feminist trajectories and the impact of their activism on their biographies. Diverse protagonists (states, judicial institutions, media, political allies and enemies) participate in the dynamics of mobilization. Some contest the claims to 'the political' that the activists assert in their use of nudity. This thesis demonstrates both the contribution of the feminist activists to a political process (the body-subject) and the forms of appropriation, stigmatization and reproduction of gender stereotypes (the body-object). The research lies at the intersections of the history of feminism, the sociology of activism and controversy analysis. The body politic is an activist experience amongst women, the publicization of political nudity and its effects on various protagonists. ; Le mouvement féministe Femen est né en 2008, en Ukraine. À partir de 2011, la pratique de la manifestation seins nus se diffuse dans plusieurs pays. Se dénuder n'est pas inédit dans l'histoire des femmes. Toutefois, le fait de protester topless pour des raisons féministes cristallise les débats sur la sexualisation du corps féminin et sa médiatisation. Ces controverses se déploient dans les arènes militante, médiatique et judiciaire. ...

The feminist movement Femen started in 2008 in Ukraine. From 2011, the practice of topless protests spread across several countries. To go topless is not unheard of in the history of feminist protest. Nevertheless, the act of protesting topless for feminist goals crystalizes the debate on the sexualization of women's bodies and their mediatization. The controversies this sparked played out across the spheres of activism, media and justice. Three field sites (France, Tunisia and Québec) are compared, on the basis of multiple sources (oral, media, legal, etc.) in order to construct a present history of the feminist organization and the controversies it provoked. Is this feminism a social and political phenomenon or merely a media spectacle?The analysis of the lived reality of the activists involved reconstructs their feminist trajectories and the impact of their activism on their biographies. Diverse protagonists (states, judicial institutions, media, political allies and enemies) participate in the dynamics of mobilization. Some contest the claims to 'the political' that the activists assert in their use of nudity. This thesis demonstrates both the contribution of the feminist activists to a political process (the body-subject) and the forms of appropriation, stigmatization and reproduction of gender stereotypes (the body-object). The research lies at the intersections of the history of feminism, the sociology of activism and controversy analysis. The body politic is an activist experience amongst women, the publicization of political nudity and its effects on various protagonists. ; Le mouvement féministe Femen est né en 2008, en Ukraine. À partir de 2011, la pratique de la manifestation seins nus se diffuse dans plusieurs pays. Se dénuder n'est pas inédit dans l'histoire des femmes. Toutefois, le fait de protester topless pour des raisons féministes cristallise les débats sur la sexualisation du corps féminin et sa médiatisation. Ces controverses se déploient dans les arènes militante, médiatique et judiciaire. ...

The feminist movement Femen started in 2008 in Ukraine. From 2011, the practice of topless protests spread across several countries. To go topless is not unheard of in the history of feminist protest. Nevertheless, the act of protesting topless for feminist goals crystalizes the debate on the sexualization of women's bodies and their mediatization. The controversies this sparked played out across the spheres of activism, media and justice. Three field sites (France, Tunisia and Québec) are compared, on the basis of multiple sources (oral, media, legal, etc.) in order to construct a present history of the feminist organization and the controversies it provoked. Is this feminism a social and political phenomenon or merely a media spectacle?The analysis of the lived reality of the activists involved reconstructs their feminist trajectories and the impact of their activism on their biographies. Diverse protagonists (states, judicial institutions, media, political allies and enemies) participate in the dynamics of mobilization. Some contest the claims to 'the political' that the activists assert in their use of nudity. This thesis demonstrates both the contribution of the feminist activists to a political process (the body-subject) and the forms of appropriation, stigmatization and reproduction of gender stereotypes (the body-object). The research lies at the intersections of the history of feminism, the sociology of activism and controversy analysis. The body politic is an activist experience amongst women, the publicization of political nudity and its effects on various protagonists. ; Le mouvement féministe Femen est né en 2008, en Ukraine. À partir de 2011, la pratique de la manifestation seins nus se diffuse dans plusieurs pays. Se dénuder n'est pas inédit dans l'histoire des femmes. Toutefois, le fait de protester topless pour des raisons féministes cristallise les débats sur la sexualisation du corps féminin et sa médiatisation. Ces controverses se déploient dans les arènes militante, médiatique et judiciaire. ...

The feminist movement Femen started in 2008 in Ukraine. From 2011, the practice of topless protests spread across several countries. To go topless is not unheard of in the history of feminist protest. Nevertheless, the act of protesting topless for feminist goals crystalizes the debate on the sexualization of women's bodies and their mediatization. The controversies this sparked played out across the spheres of activism, media and justice. Three field sites (France, Tunisia and Québec) are compared, on the basis of multiple sources (oral, media, legal, etc.) in order to construct a present history of the feminist organization and the controversies it provoked. Is this feminism a social and political phenomenon or merely a media spectacle?The analysis of the lived reality of the activists involved reconstructs their feminist trajectories and the impact of their activism on their biographies. Diverse protagonists (states, judicial institutions, media, political allies and enemies) participate in the dynamics of mobilization. Some contest the claims to 'the political' that the activists assert in their use of nudity. This thesis demonstrates both the contribution of the feminist activists to a political process (the body-subject) and the forms of appropriation, stigmatization and reproduction of gender stereotypes (the body-object). The research lies at the intersections of the history of feminism, the sociology of activism and controversy analysis. The body politic is an activist experience amongst women, the publicization of political nudity and its effects on various protagonists. ; Le mouvement féministe Femen est né en 2008, en Ukraine. À partir de 2011, la pratique de la manifestation seins nus se diffuse dans plusieurs pays. Se dénuder n'est pas inédit dans l'histoire des femmes. Toutefois, le fait de protester topless pour des raisons féministes cristallise les débats sur la sexualisation du corps féminin et sa médiatisation. Ces controverses se déploient dans les arènes militante, médiatique et judiciaire. ...