How did feminism shape the rise of gender studies in academia? With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 33, this book charts the rise of gender studies in Europe, from its feminist roots to LGBTQ+ issues, through the eyes of pioneering scholars across generations.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction – Elisabetta Ruspini and Ana Vidu
Part 1: Gendering Social Sciences
2. Generational Experiences of ‘Gendering Social Sciences’ and the Transnational Transformation of the Gender Order: Women’s Studies and Gender Studies within the European Sociological Association – Ursula Apitzsch
3. Gender, Generations and Institutions – Maria Carmela Agodi
4. Exploring the Institutional Recognition of Feminism and Sociology. An Intellectual Analysis of the Establishment of the ESA Research Committee on Women’s and Gender Studies – Consuelo Corradi and Stellamarina Donato
Part 2: From Feminism to Gender Studies: Opportunities and Challenges
5. From Smuggling to Mainstream: Development of Women’s and Gender Studies in Slovenia – Milica Antić Gaber, Veronika Tašner and Jasna Podreka
6. Generations of Feminism: Contributions of the Turkish Women’s Movement to Women’s and Gender Studies – Yeliz Kendir-Gök and Nilay Çabuk Kaya
7. From Emancipationists to Women’s Rebellion: The Formation of the Feminist Movement and Women’s Studies in Poland (1918-2023) – Elzbieta Czapka and Barbara Kijewska
Part 3: Generations of Feminists in Dialogue
8. Generations in Context – Orientations in Feminist Sociology over Time and Space – Elina Oinas
9. Embodied Crossings. Migration, Memories and Identities across the Mediterranean – Monica Massari
10. An Intergenerational View: Attitudes towards Gender Violence against Women in Palestinian-Arab Society in Israel – Tal Meler and Raghda Alnabilsy
11. Conclusion – Elisabetta Ruspini and Ana Vidu
Über den Autor
Elisabetta Ruspini is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Since 2012 she has coordinated the Research Section “Studi di Genere” (Gender Studies), part of the AIS (Associazione Italiana di Sociologia-Italian Sociological Association). She is a board member of the ESA Research Network 33 “Women’s and Gender Studies” and has extensive teaching and research experience on gender issues. She has published a number of books, articles and contributed papers to many conferences.