Questioning subordination: women and feminism in anthropology
Questioning subordination: women and feminism in anthropology

Summary/Abstract: This review article discusses several ways in which women’s subordination has been addressed in various cultural contexts: from Thailand to Poland, Bulgaria, Greece and Egypt. The paper points to how the concept of gender intertwines with labour, consumption, modernity, migrant experiences, kinship, reproduction, personhood, ethics and religious practices. The cases brought to the fore reconceptualize the domination and resistance doublet and provide novel ways to conceptualize and address gender, not only as a constructed identity, but also as embodied performance. Without aiming to paint a detailed picture of feminist anthropology, the paper explores how ideas developed in these inquiries question the taken-for-granted assumption about the universality of women’s subordination and challenge the emancipation prerequisite of feminist agenda.

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