The recent feminist uprisings in Iran and the attempt at parity democracy in the Iraqi en-clave of the Ezidis raise a question that feminist reflection periodically confronts itself with: can feminism be considered a typically Western phenomenon,or does it have a global reach?The essayhighlights that theFeminism has had a specific historical origin: it repre-sents a typical product of the age of rights. However, this does not imply that it has re-mained, over the last two centuries, an exclusively “one-Dimensional”phenomenon.The struggles for the emancipation and liberation of women have affected and involved dif-ferent areas of the planet, from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa. By opposing local patriarchates, feminisms have fought not only for women but also against different forms of discrimination and injustice that affect everyone
Diritti senza terra vagano nel mondo?Riflessioni su femminismo globale
Anna Cavaliere
2023-01-01
Abstract
The recent feminist uprisings in Iran and the attempt at parity democracy in the Iraqi en-clave of the Ezidis raise a question that feminist reflection periodically confronts itself with: can feminism be considered a typically Western phenomenon,or does it have a global reach?The essayhighlights that theFeminism has had a specific historical origin: it repre-sents a typical product of the age of rights. However, this does not imply that it has re-mained, over the last two centuries, an exclusively “one-Dimensional”phenomenon.The struggles for the emancipation and liberation of women have affected and involved dif-ferent areas of the planet, from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa. By opposing local patriarchates, feminisms have fought not only for women but also against different forms of discrimination and injustice that affect everyoneI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
