Transatlantic Conversations: Feminism as Travelling Theory (The Feminist Imagination - Europe and Beyond)

The second wave of feminism which challenged and changed many assumptions about the world in which we live was a product of various western cultures, with no single country possessing a monopoly on the writing of the texts that became the canonical statements of the 'new' feminism. Though many of the contributions to feminist scholarship that went on to become internationally significant hailed from Europe and the United States, these works were often formed within the context of local debates and framed within traditions of feminism and other political engagements specific to these nations. Transatlantic Conversations explores the differences yielded by such conditions and their consequences for the meaning of feminism. Examining the meaning and implications of the different ways in which various shared categories have been treated on both sides of the Atlantic, this volume both analyses differences within feminism and provides a framework for the wider discussion of what is sometimes assumed to be the homogeneity of The West. With leading scholars from either side of the Atlantic presenting brand new work, Transatlantic Conversations suggests directions for future research which will be of interest to scholars of feminism, gender studies, sociology, political science and international relations, geography and cultural studies, as well as anyone concerned with the ways in which the different political and intellectual traditions of Europe and the US have shaped current political and intellectual debates. Originally Conceived By Kimberle Crenshaw In 1989 As A Tool For The Analysis Of The Ways In Which Different Forms Of Social Inequality, Oppression And Discrimination Interact And Overlap In Multidimensional Ways, The Concept Of 'intersectionality' Has Attracted Much Attention In International Feminist Debates Over The Last Decade. Framing Intersectionality Brings Together Proponents And Critics Of The Concept, To Discuss The 'state Of The Art' With Those That Have Been Influential In The Debates That Surround It. Engaging With The Historical Roots Of Intersectionality In The Us-based 'race-class-gender' Debate, This Book Also Considers The European Adoption Of This Concept In Different National Contexts, To Explore Issues Such As Migration, Identity, Media Coverage Of Sexual Violence Against Men And Transnational Livelihoods Of High And Low Skilled Migrants. Thematically Arranged Around The Themes Of The Transatlantic Migration Of Intersectionality, The Development Of Intersectionality As A Theory, Men's Studies And Masculinities, And The Body And Embodiment, This Book Draws On Empirical Case Studies As Well As Theoretical Deliberations To Investigate The Capacity And The Sustainability Of The Concept And Shed Light On The Current State Of Intersectionality Research. Presenting The Latest Work From A Team Of Leading Feminist Scholars From The Us And Europe, Framing Intersectionality Will Be Of Interest To All Those With Interests In Gender, Women's Studies, Masculinity, Inequalities And Feminist Thought. -- Framing Intersectionally: An Introduction/ Helma Lotz, Maria Teresa Herrera Vivar And Linda Supik -- Part I. Insectionality's Transtlanric Travels: Geographies Of The Debate -- 1. Demarginalising The Intersection Of Race And Sex: A Black Feminist Critique Of Anti-discrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, And Anti-racist Politics/ Kimberl ̌w. Cranshaw -- 2. Insectionally As Buzzword: A Sociology Of Science Perspective On What Makes A Feminist Theory Successful/ Kathy Davis -- 3. The Discursive Politics Of Feminist Intersectionality/ Myra Marx Ferree -- Part Ii: Emerging Fields In Intersectionality: Masculinities, Heteronormativity And Transnationality -- 4. Marginalised Masculinity, Precarisation And Gender Order/ Mechthild Bereswill And Anke Neuber -- 5. Neglected Intersectionalities In Studying Men: Age(ing), Virtuality, Transnationality/ Jeff Hearn -- 6. Exposures And Invisibilities: Meia, Masculinities And The Narratives Of Wars In An Intersectional Perspective/ Dubravka Zarkov -- 7. Sexuality And Migration Studies: The Invisible, The Oxymoronic And Heternormative Othering/ Kira Kosnick -- 8. Psychosocial Intersections: Contextualising The Accounts Of Adults Who Grew Up In Visibly Ethnically Different Households/ Ann Phoenix -- Part Iii:advancing Intersectionality: Protentials, Limits And Critical Queries -- 9 Beyond The Recognition And Re-distribution Dichotomy: Intersectionality And Stratification/ Nira Yuval-davis -- 10. Embodiment Is Always More: Intersectionality, Subjection And The Body/ Paula-irene Villa -- 11. Intersectional Invisibility: Inquiries Into A Concept Of Intersectionailty Studies/ Gudrun-alexi Knapp -- 12. Intersectional Analysis: Black Box Or Useful Critical Feminist Thinking Technology?/ Nina Lykke -- Postscript/ Kimberl ̌crenshaw. Edited By Helma Lutz, Maria Teresa Herrera Vivar [and] Linda Supik. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction: transatlantic conversations : feminism as travelling theory / Kathy Davis and Mary Evans Becoming a feminist in a transatlantic context A feminist transatlantic education / Sarah Franklin Crossings / Clare Hemmings My father, an agent of state feminism and other unrelatable conversations / Gul Ozyegin Bridging different gaps : East, West, Europe and the US? / Andrea Petö Activism : inside and outside the academy Re-narrating feminist stories : black British women and transatlantic feminisms / Ann Phoenix Floating signifiers and fluid identities : feminist and other queer travels / Arenée C. Hoogland "Writing in the dark" : reflections on becoming a feminist / Kelly Coate Is there a feminist in this class? : academic feminism and its generations across the Atlantic / Veronica Pravadelli Chronos and knowledge : a target of the feminist agenda today / Maria Antonieta Garcia de León Alvarez Passages to feminism : encounters and rearticulations / Christina Scharff Theoretical engagements There are many transatlantics : homonationalism, homotransnationalism, and feminist-queer-trans of colour theories and practices / Paola Bacchetta and Jin Haritaworn "Often what's not said is just as important as what is" : transnational feminist encounters / Carolyn Pedwell On not engaging with what's right in front of us : or race, ethnicity, and gender in reading women's writing / Gabriele Griffin Visions of legacy : legacies of vision / Gail Lewis Feminist travels : a historical and textual journey / Nancy A. Naples Constellations : conversations : three stories / Gudrun-Axeli Knapp. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Framing Intersectionality: An Introduction Part I: Intersectionality’s Transatlantic Travels: Geographies of the Debate 1 Demarginalising the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Anti-discrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, and Anti-racist Politics 2 Intersectionality as Buzzword: A Sociology of Science Perspective on What Makes a Feminist Theory Successful 3 The Discursive Politics of Feminist Intersectionality Part II: Emerging Fields in Intersectionality: Masculinities, Heteronormativity and Transnationality 4 Marginalised Masculinity, Precarisation and the Gender Order 5 Neglected Intersectionalities in Studying Men: Age(ing), Virtuality, Transnationality 6 Exposures and Invisibilities: Media, Masculinities and the Narratives of Wars in an Intersectional Perspective 7 Sexuality and Migration Studies: The Invisible, the Oxymoronic and Heteronormative Othering 8 Psychosocial Intersections: Contextualising the Accounts of Adults Who Grew Up in Visibly Ethnically Different Households Part III: Advancing Intersectionality: Potentials, Limits and Critical Queries 9 Beyond the Recognition and Re-distribution Dichotomy: Intersectionality and Stratification 10 Embodiment is Always More: Intersectionality, Subjection and the Body 11 Intersectional Invisibility: Inquiries into a Concept of Intersectionality Studies 12 Intersectional Analysis: Black Box or Useful Critical Feminist Thinking Technology? Postscript Index Originally conceived by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 as a tool for the analysis of the ways in which different forms of social inequality, oppression and discrimination interact and overlap in multidimensional ways, the concept of'intersectionality'has attracted much attention in international feminist debates over the last decade. Framing Intersectionality brings together proponents and critics of the concept, to discuss the'state of the art'with those that have been influential in the debates that surround it. Engaging with the historical roots of intersectionality in the US-based'race-class-gender'debate, this book also considers the European adoption of this concept in different national contexts, to explore issues such as migration, identity, media coverage of sexual violence against men and transnational livelihoods of high and low skilled migrants. Thematically arranged around the themes of the transatlantic migration of intersectionality, the development of intersectionality as a theory, men's studies and masculinities, and the body and embodiment, this book draws on empirical case studies as well as theoretical deliberations to investigate the capacity and the sustainability of the concept and shed light on the current state of intersectionality research. Presenting the latest work from a team of leading feminist scholars from the US and Europe, Framing Intersectionality will be of interest to all those with interests in gender, women's studies, masculinity, inequalities and feminist thought. The Second Wave Of Feminism Which Challenged And Changed Many Assumptions Was A Product Of Various Western Cultures, With No Single Country Possessing A Monopoly On The Writing Of 'new' Feminism. Though Many Of The Contributions Hailed From Europe And The United States, These Works Were Often Formed Within Local Debates And Framed Within Feminist Traditions And Political Engagements Specific To These Nations. Transatlantic Conversations Explores The Differences Yielded By Such Conditions And Their Consequences For The Meaning Of Feminism. Examining the meaning and implications of the different ways in which various shared categories have been treated on both sides of the Atlantic, this title both analyses differences within feminism and provides a framework for the wider discussion of what is sometimes assumed to be the homogeneity of The West.