Beyond Methodology: Feminist Scholarship as Lived Research. Mary Margaret Fonow , Judith A. CookGetting Smart: Feminist Research and Pedagogy with/in the Postmodern. Patricia Ann Lather

Signs ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-526
Author(s):  
Sandra Morgen
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Research ◽  
Feminist Scholarship

Gendered Divisions of Labor

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Mills
Keyword(s):  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Reproductive Labor ◽  
Global Industry ◽  
Formal Relations

This chapter examines how contemporary feminist scholarship is informed by and has contributed to the analysis of gendered divisions of labor on a global scale. Drawing on feminist research into gender systems, postcolonial societies, and intersectional relations, studies of gendered divisions of labor offer powerful insights into the unequal dynamics of globalization and the processes of social reproduction. The relevant literature includes work on the feminization of labor across global industry, the commodification of reproductive labor, and the gendered effects of economic restructuring and related forms of neoliberalization. Ultimately, gendered divisions of labor illuminate diverse patterns of inequality in and beyond formal relations of employment, revealing the ways that gendered hierarchies of value proliferate within and across globally interconnected societies and economies.

scholarly journals Cultural Criminology and Gender Consciousness: Moving Feminist Theory From Margin to Center

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Naegler ◽  
Sarah Salman
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Cultural Criminology ◽  
Gender Consciousness ◽  
Criminological Research ◽  
And Gender

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Cultural criminology emerged in the mid-nineties with defining texts written by Jock Young, Keith Hayward, and Jeff Ferrell, among others. Since its inception, it has been criticized for its shallow connections with feminist theory. While in theory cultural criminology clearly acknowledges the influence of feminist scholarship, it has in practice often only superficially ‘added’ on gender and sexuality to its scholarly investigations. Yet, as we argue, research identified with cultural criminology has much to gain from feminist theory. This article reviews a range of cultural criminological scholarship, particularly studies of subcultures, edgework, and terrorism. We investigate three themes significant for feminist research: masculinities and femininities, sexual attraction and sexualities, and intersectionality. Such themes, if better incorporated, would strengthen cultural criminology by increasing the explanatory power of resulting analyses. We conclude by advocating that feminist ideas be routinely integrated into cultural criminological research.

Feminist Acts of Reading

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Postwar Japan ◽  
Experiences Of Women

In recent decades, revisionist feminist scholarship has successfully retrieved the subjugated voices of women in Japan and elsewhere. Some women, however, remain largely outside the sphere of feminist research interest. This chapter examines the writing of two women, Sono Ayako (1931– ) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931–1984), who for very different reasons have been largely excluded from revisionist feminist scholarship. The chapter argues that the narratives of both women can provide valuable insights into the lived experiences of women in postwar Japan. A case is made, notwithstanding Sono’s notorious ultra-nationalist stance on a range of social issues, for a feminist reading of selected works by this writer. Insights are provided into the manner in which even feminist scholars can inadvertently replicate the hegemonic attitudes of the male critics who failed to recognize the value of Ariyoshi Sawako’s work. From the size of her corpus alone, the latter writer deserves serious feminist attention.

scholarly journals Learning critical feminist research: A brief introduction to feminist epistemologies and methodologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 095935351986605
Author(s):  
Britta Wigginton ◽  
Michelle N Lafrance
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Social Constructionism ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Standpoint Theory ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Exciting Field ◽  
Steep Learning Curve ◽  
Critical Feminist ◽  
Feminist Epistemologies

This article serves as a welcoming introduction to feminist epistemologies and methodologies, written to accompany (and intended to be read prior to) the Virtual Special Issue on ‘Doing Critical Feminist Research’. In recalling our own respective journeys into the exciting field of feminist research, we invite new readers in appreciating the steep learning curve out of conventional science. This article begins by sketching out the emergence of feminist scholarship – focusing particularly on the discipline of psychology – to show readers how and why feminist scholars sought to depart from conventional science. In doing so, we explain the emergence of three main ways of doing and thinking about research (i.e. epistemologies): feminist empiricism, standpoint theory, and the various ‘turn to language’ movements (social constructionism, constructivism, postmodernism, poststructuralism). We then connect the dots between feminist epistemologies, methodologies and methods. We close by offering suggestions to guide the readers in using the Virtual Special Issue on their respective research journeys.

scholarly journals Feminist Research in Rwanda: Challenges and Importance

10.5130/aag.c ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Anita Clair Fellman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Gender Policies

The building of a feminist scholarly tradition, never easy, is especially challenging in a traumatised, post-conflict nation like Rwanda with under-resourced young universities. So much about Rwandan women’s lives, past and present, has still to be learned, but pressing needs for economic development and poverty alleviation help determine research topics, as does the government’s distrust of alternative narratives of recent history. Many of the Centre’s students were already responsible for implementing gender policies in both government and NGOs, so it was essential to help them acquire skills of gender analysis and knowledge of feminist scholarship to facilitate coherent policymaking.

scholarly journals From the Academy to the Boardroom: Methodological Challenges and Insights on Transnational Business Feminism

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Katherine Allison ◽  
Catia Gregoratti ◽  
Sofie Tornhill
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Corporate Elites ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
Distinct Field

Increasingly, corporations are championing the cause of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Global South. Tapping into notions about women’s role as caregivers, empowerment promotion is simultaneously meant to lead to family and community development, profitability for those who invest in women and girls and economic growth. While emerging feminist scholarship on this kind of ‘transnational business feminism’ (TBF) (Roberts, 2012, 2015) has largely scrutinised gender governance based on visual and textual materials produced by corporations themselves, this article expands the methodological engagement with TBF by reflecting on how we translated the concept into two distinct field-based research projects. The article compares and contrasts our situated fieldwork experiences, focusing in particular on accessing corporate elites and development partners and the epistemological rifts that emerged in conversations with them. It documents how our experiences of blockages, hostile relations and miscommunications have shaped our critical feminist research, and points to some of the power relations at work within TBF.

scholarly journals Doing critical feminist research: A Feminism & Psychology reader

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle N Lafrance ◽  
Britta Wigginton
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Feminist Psychology ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Language Discourse ◽  
Asking Questions ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Critical Feminist ◽  
Methodological Considerations

As we approach Feminism & Psychology’s 30th anniversary, we reflect on and explore what makes the journal distinctive – its emphasis on critical feminist psychology. In this article and the accompanying Virtual Special Issue, we outline five methodological considerations that we believe are at the heart of critical feminist scholarship: 1) the politics of asking questions; 2) attention to language/discourse; 3) reflexivity; 4) representation and intersectionality; and 5) mobilizing research for social change. We then draw across a set of 15 articles published in the archives of Feminism & Psychology that showcase one or more of these key features and demonstrate the ‘doing’ of critical feminist psychology. These articles are housed on the journal’s website, as is an additional paper developed for students or those in a position of learning, which explores central ideas and debates that have culminated in critical feminist psychology.

scholarly journals Cultural Criminology and Gender Consciousness: Moving Feminist Theory From Margin to Center

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Naegler ◽  
Sarah Salman
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Feminist Scholarship ◽  
Cultural Criminology ◽  
Gender Consciousness ◽  
Criminological Research ◽  
And Gender

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Cultural criminology emerged in the mid-nineties with defining texts written by Jock Young, Keith Hayward, and Jeff Ferrell, among others. Since its inception, it has been criticized for its shallow connections with feminist theory. While in theory cultural criminology clearly acknowledges the influence of feminist scholarship, it has in practice often only superficially ‘added’ on gender and sexuality to its scholarly investigations. Yet, as we argue, research identified with cultural criminology has much to gain from feminist theory. This article reviews a range of cultural criminological scholarship, particularly studies of subcultures, edgework, and terrorism. We investigate three themes significant for feminist research: masculinities and femininities, sexual attraction and sexualities, and intersectionality. Such themes, if better incorporated, would strengthen cultural criminology by increasing the explanatory power of resulting analyses. We conclude by advocating that feminist ideas be routinely integrated into cultural criminological research.

What Has "Mater" Fostered? Surveys of Feminist Scholarship

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 935-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Scholarship
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