scholarly journals Thinking feminist and gender studies now

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lene Myong ◽  
Elisabeth Lund Engebretsen ◽  
Mathias Klitgård ◽  
Ingvil Hellstrand
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Feminist Studies ◽  
Critical Race Studies ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Race Studies ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

The field of gender studies is changing and solidifying at the same time. What kinds of developments can we trace in contemporary gender studies, and what is at stake for gender studies now? What are important questions for/in the field? How come gender studies in Norway (and the rest of Scandinavia) tend to shoulder or “house” adjacent fields that also deal with questions of power and difference, such as critical race studies for example? Why are we working in/with gender studies, and how do we contribute towards advancing gender and feminist studies in theory, teaching, politics and practice? In this roundtable, scholars in the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Stavanger grapple with these questions through examples from our own research and teaching. The purpose for this roundtable is to continue our local discussions and thinking with the field of gender studies nationally and internationally.

scholarly journals Antidiscrimination Meets Integration Policies: Exploring New Diversity-Related Challenges in Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Tina Magazzini
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Studies ◽  
Racial Justice ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Race Studies ◽  
Managing Diversity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Migrant Integration ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Contemporary European societies are increasingly diverse. Migration both within and to Europe has contributed over the past decades to the rise of new religious, racial, ethnic, social, cultural and economic inequality. Such transformations have raised questions about the (multi-level) governance of diversity in Europe, thus determining new challenges for both scholars and policy-makers. Whilst the debate around diversity stemming from migration has become a major topic in urban studies, political science and sociology in Europe, Critical Race Studies and Intersectionality have become central in US approaches to understanding inequality and social injustice. Among the fields where ‘managing diversity’ has become particularly pressing, methodological issues on how to best approach minorities that suffer from multiple discrimination represent some of the hottest subjects of concern. Stemming from the interest in putting into dialogue the existing American scholarship on CRT and anti-discrimination with the European focus on migrant integration, this paper explores the issue of integration in relation to intersectionality by merging the two frames. In doing so, it provides some observations about the complementarity of a racial justice approach for facing the new diversity-related challenges in European polity. In particular, it illustrates how Critical Race Studies can contribute to the analysis of inequality in Europe while drawing on the integration literature.

Knowledge Hierarchy of Social Work and Gender Studies in Spain

Affilia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén Agrela Romero ◽  
Amalia Morales Villena
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Specialized Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Hierarchy ◽  
University Reforms

This article explores the gendered nature of social work and some of the consequences this has in academia, research, and professional practice in Spain. The authors examine the connections between social work and gender studies in academia in Spain, reflecting on the position these disciplines occupy in the current hierarchy of knowledge and the knowledge production system. The impact of the university reforms under the European Union’s (EU) Bologna plan is analyzed in the context of the commercialization of knowledge. The obstacles that prevent the value of these disciplines from being recognized are discussed, linking the academic dimension to the professional dimension and also illustrating how today’s situations of social exclusion require further research and specialized training in social work and gender.

scholarly journals Distribution of Hairs on the Phalanges of Hands among Ghanaians

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Aboagye ◽  
Korantema Mawuena Tsegah ◽  
Abdala Mumuni Ussif
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Community Presence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

Aim. The study intended to observe the frequency and pattern of distribution of phalangeal hairs on the hands of Ghanaians. Material and Methods. A total of 1040 healthy consenting individuals (529 females and 511 males) aged between 18 and 45 years were randomly selected from the University of Cape Coast Community. Presence or absence of phalangeal hairs was observed with the aid of a pocket lens. Results. Hairs were observed on the proximal phalanges of 98.24% of the males and 96.22% of the females. The most common hair pattern observed on the proximal digits was 2-3-4-5 (65.95% males and 70.32% females). The highest frequency of midphalangeal hairs occurred in the group with hair on the 4th digit alone (3.33% males and 2.27% females) followed by the 3-4-5 group (2.54% males and 1.89% females). Conclusion. Females have lower frequency of phalangeal hairs than males. The outcome of this study may be significant medicolegally and in anthropological racial and gender studies.

scholarly journals Proceduralism, Predisposing, Poesis: Forms of Institutionality, In the Making

Lateral ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodi Melamed
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Racial Capitalism ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

A response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. Jodi Melamed reassesses the analytic of institutionality, which has largely been theorized as a dominant tool of the university in incorporating the emergent and muting the oppositional. In particular, scholars in American and cultural studies have noted how universities responded to the revolutionary calls of radical social movements by institutionalizing ethnic and gender studies into compartmentalized sets of knowledge production. In so doing, the university worked to manage minority difference through flat notions of representation rather than redistribution. The interdisciplines of ethnic and gender studies then became additives to the humanities, upholding the status quo rather than compelling a radical re-envisioning of these academic structures altogether. On an even more macro level, Melamed identifies dominant discussions of institutionality that see global neoliberalism as a new, all-totalizing force. In problematizing how these theorizations elide considerations of the historical conditions of racial capitalism that make possible the ‘global,’ Melamed also excavates a genealogy of radical resistance that might allow us to rethink institutionality toward collective solidarity.

Challenging boundaries to expand frontiers in gender and policy studies

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Lombardo ◽  
Petra Meier
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Critical Race Studies ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Race Studies ◽  
Advance Knowledge ◽  
Normative Political Theory

Gender and policy studies needs to face challenges and cross boundaries if the discipline is to develop. This article argues that gender and policy studies needs to explicitly foreground the centrality of politics – the analysis of power – in approaching policy. The discipline confronts boundaries in relation to inclusivity, diversity and relevance. Inclusive gender equality demands challenging the hegemonising and marginalising boundaries in the field, which contributes to its relevance by placing politics and power centre stage. Openness to the diversity of gender and policy approaches, a more systematic and thoughtful application of intersectionality, cooperation with LGBTQI+, critical race studies and normative political theory provide opportunities to challenge boundaries and advance knowledge. We argue that explicit reflexivity about power dynamics and knowledge production, employing a plurality of approaches, will better equip the discipline to navigate major challenges and crises, and offer more nuanced democratic and egalitarian societal contributions.

Studiile de gen: un turnesol al democrației românești

Transilvania ◽  
2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Feminist Studies ◽  
The Political ◽  
Quality Of Democracy ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relevant Factors

This article argues that gender studies are a sensitive indicator for the quality of Romanian democracy. How gender studies have been established and (partly) institutionalized, the ideological and institutional obstacles that they have faced, as well as the political values and stakes that are present when they are promoted or contested are significant elements for understanding the process of democratization within the academic space, as well as the extent and quality of democracy in the country after 1989. In the first part, I analyze the dynamics of the establishment and institutionalization of gender studies in Romania, filling the gaps of current literature on the topic, especially when it comes to the more recent developments. This investigation allows the identification of relevant factors that are specific to the Romanian context and favoured or hindered the presence of these studies in local universities. In the second part, I analyze briefly the academic, ideological and political opposition to feminism, feminist studies and gender studies in Romania.

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