Travelling Theory and Women’s Movements in Turkey: Imagining Europe

Travelling Theory and Womens Movements in Turkey explores the imagination of Europe in the context of womens rights movements in a non-European setting, combining travelling theory, poststructuralist feminist theories, and orientalist studies to provide an original framework for understanding the complex and often contradictory imaginations of Europe. It sheds light on local power dynamics, negotiates and subverts them, and unpacks sexual and normative dimensions of demanding womens rights in the late Ottoman Empire.

Format: Hardback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Drawing on extensive archival research, Travelling Theory and Women's Movements in Turkey delves into the intricate and multifaceted imagination of Europe within the framework of women's rights movements in a self-defined non-European context. This groundbreaking work combines travelling theory, poststructuralist feminist theories, and orientalist studies to establish an innovative theoretical framework for comprehending the intricate and often conflicting imaginations of Europe. These imaginations, when encountered in a non-European setting, can manifest as desires, fantasies, hate, and hostility. This volume sheds valuable light on the ways in which local power dynamics are reproduced, negotiated, and subverted during the travels of women's and feminist movements. With a particular focus on the late Ottoman Empire, the book poses the question of how "other positions" can be inhabited by the "self" and unpacks the sexual and normative dimensions of demanding women's rights within this context. As such, this book appeals to scholars of sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies with a keen interest in feminist theory and the exploration of European and non-European categories.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032191621