| ID | 153679 |
| Title Proper | Dynamics of identity and otherness within intercultural feminist practices in Italy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bernacchi, Erika |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Drawing on fieldwork carried out in 2012–2013, this article explores the dynamics of identity and otherness within selected women’s intercultural associations in Italy in the light of the following issue: how to acknowledge differences among women – based primarily on ‘race’, ethnicity, legal status/citizenship, class and age – while maintaining a common political project. This article focuses on the contexts, which facilitate the formation of such a project by promoting the contesting of rigid categorization of women on grounds of nationality or culture. It first focuses on what is referred to as ‘a starting point a bit displaced’, second on the desire to move beyond divisions on nationality grounds and third on the concept of hybridity as a bridge between women. At the same time, the article confronts those issues that might conceal power differentials among women and argues in favour of a notion of feminist intercultural reflexivity. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 24, No.4; Aug 2017: p.436-454 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2017-08 24, 4 |
| Key Words | Migration ; solidarity ; Identity ; Gender ; Postcolonial Feminism ; Intercultural Practices |