Lessons from the "Periphery"

This article has three aims. First, I discuss the existing inequalities within the systems of knowledge production dominated by "Anglo-American" academia and critically examine the "East-West" binary to show that sexuality and gender/feminist scholars in geography should learn fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pitoňák, Michal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:206873
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/206873
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/dag.573
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Geographies of sexualities
Anglo-american hegemony
Central and eastern europe
Gender
Feminist geographies
Queer
Knowledge production
Geografies de les sexualitats
Hegemonia angloamericana
Europa central i oriental
Gènere
Geografies feministes
Producció de coneixement
Geografías de las sexualidades
Hegemonía angloamericana
Europa central y oriental
Género
Geografías feministas
Producción de conocimiento
Géographies des sexualités
Hégémonie anglo-américaine
Europe centrale et orientale
Genre
Géographies féministes
Production de connaissances
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Sumario:This article has three aims. First, I discuss the existing inequalities within the systems of knowledge production dominated by "Anglo-American" academia and critically examine the "East-West" binary to show that sexuality and gender/feminist scholars in geography should learn from their deconstructive skills to overcome hegemonies erected by these binaries both in academia and the related geopolitical landscapes. Second, I critically discuss the concept of "Central and Eastern Europe" (CEE) which I do not intend to stabilize, and hold up a mirror to the various hegemonic misunderstandings that take the form of "homogenization", "dehistoricization", "isolation" or by ascribing "backwardness", by which they effectively erase or overlook knowledges and contributions of "non-Anglo- American" scholars often left "beyond translation". Last, I concentrate on the discussion of the development of geographies of sexualities and gender/feminist thought in CEE geography and illustrate the challenges that scholars from different institutional and national contexts must still face. By this article, I attempt to stand for our/their recognition.