Towards Transnational Feminisms

Autor: Gupta, Jyotsna Agnihotri
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: European Journal of Women's Studies, 13, 1, 23-38
Druh dokumentu: journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel
DOI: 10.1177/1350506806060004
Popis: This article discusses the emergence of the concept of ‘transnational feminisms’ as a differentiated notion from ‘global sisterhood’ within feminist postcolonial criticism. This is done in order to examine its usefulness for interrogating the globalization of reproductive technologies and women’s right to selfdetermination over their own bodies by using these technologies. In particular, women’s use of technologies for assisted conception, and the local and global transactions in reproductive body parts form a testing ground for transnational feminisms. Does the construction of individual reproductive rights still leave some ground for women’s collective struggles? It is proposed that, if at all, transnational solidarity on this issue is possible, it will have to be built on the concept of universal ethical norms regarding human dignity.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository