Generations of Feminism and Gender Studies in Europe
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 29. January 2026
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-5292-4342-0 (ISBN)
Description
How did feminism shape the rise of gender studies in Europe?
Using a generational lens, this book offers fresh insights and perspectives on the ongoing development and establishment of gender studies in Europe. With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built and sustained the European Sociological Association's Research Network 33, it provides an unprecedented history of how feminism and women's studies was the catalyst for a gender turn in academic thought.
Highlighting the interdisciplinary innovations feminism brought to the field, this is a vital exploration of the lasting impact of generations of scholars on European and global gender studies.
Using a generational lens, this book offers fresh insights and perspectives on the ongoing development and establishment of gender studies in Europe. With contributions from pioneering women scholars who built and sustained the European Sociological Association's Research Network 33, it provides an unprecedented history of how feminism and women's studies was the catalyst for a gender turn in academic thought.
Highlighting the interdisciplinary innovations feminism brought to the field, this is a vital exploration of the lasting impact of generations of scholars on European and global gender studies.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 161 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-4342-0 (9781529243420)
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Persons
Elisabetta Ruspini is Professor of Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Ana Vidu is Marie Sklodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.
Ana Vidu is Marie Sklodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.
Contributions
Canterbury Christ Church University and University of Kent
Sociology & Political Science, J.W. Goethe University
Lumsa University, Rome
LUMSA University
University of Helsinki
University of Ljubljana
Universa v Ljubljani (PEF)
University of Ljubljana
University of Gdansk
University of Gdansk
Content
Series Editor Preface - Jennie Bristow
1. Introduction: The Generational Lens Applied to Gender Studies - Elisabetta Ruspini and Ana Vidu
Part I: Generations and Gendered Knowledge
2. From Feminism to Gender Studies: The Generational Thread - Elisabetta Ruspini
3. Generational Experiences of 'Gendering Social Sciences' in Europe and the Transnational Transformation of the Gender Order - Ursula Apitzsch
4. Exploring the Institutional Relationship Between Feminism, Gender Studies and Sociology in Europe - Consuelo Corradi and Stellamarina Donato
5. Generations in Context - Personal Orientations in Feminist Sociology Over Time and Space - Elina Oinas
Part II: From Feminism to Gender Studies: Opportunities and Challenges in Different Cultures
6. From Smuggling to Mainstream: Development of Women's and Gender Studies in the Academic Field in Slovenia - Jasna Podreka, Milica Antic Gaber and Veronika Tasner
7. From Emancipationists to "Dziewuchy", the Formation of the Feminist Movement and Women's Studies in Poland (1918-2023) - Barbara Kijewska and Elzbieta Czapka
8. Tracing the Institutional Journey: Gender Studies in Tuerkiye - Yeliz Kendir-Goek and Nilay Cabuk Kaya
9. An Intergenerational View: Attitudes Towards Gender Violence Against Women in Palestinian-Arab Society in Israel - Tal Meler and Raghda Alnabilsy
10. Embodied Crossings. Migration, Memories and Identities Across the Mediterranean - Monica Massari, Federica Cabras and Simona Miceli
11. Conclusions: Charting the Future of Gender Studies: Challenges, Transformations, and European Horizons - Ana Vidu
1. Introduction: The Generational Lens Applied to Gender Studies - Elisabetta Ruspini and Ana Vidu
Part I: Generations and Gendered Knowledge
2. From Feminism to Gender Studies: The Generational Thread - Elisabetta Ruspini
3. Generational Experiences of 'Gendering Social Sciences' in Europe and the Transnational Transformation of the Gender Order - Ursula Apitzsch
4. Exploring the Institutional Relationship Between Feminism, Gender Studies and Sociology in Europe - Consuelo Corradi and Stellamarina Donato
5. Generations in Context - Personal Orientations in Feminist Sociology Over Time and Space - Elina Oinas
Part II: From Feminism to Gender Studies: Opportunities and Challenges in Different Cultures
6. From Smuggling to Mainstream: Development of Women's and Gender Studies in the Academic Field in Slovenia - Jasna Podreka, Milica Antic Gaber and Veronika Tasner
7. From Emancipationists to "Dziewuchy", the Formation of the Feminist Movement and Women's Studies in Poland (1918-2023) - Barbara Kijewska and Elzbieta Czapka
8. Tracing the Institutional Journey: Gender Studies in Tuerkiye - Yeliz Kendir-Goek and Nilay Cabuk Kaya
9. An Intergenerational View: Attitudes Towards Gender Violence Against Women in Palestinian-Arab Society in Israel - Tal Meler and Raghda Alnabilsy
10. Embodied Crossings. Migration, Memories and Identities Across the Mediterranean - Monica Massari, Federica Cabras and Simona Miceli
11. Conclusions: Charting the Future of Gender Studies: Challenges, Transformations, and European Horizons - Ana Vidu