Talk:Feminism

Split into Geographical Areas?
I've made some additions to this module and I am wondering if we should break it down into different countries or geographical areas ie) European Feminism, Canadian Feminism, American Feminism. It warrants some discussion I think. --OneWomanArmy923 00:30, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm quite new around here, but my instinct is to say that in general we should keep it together, but with at least two concerns in mind. Firstly, we need to account for the positionings (country of origin, race, class, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, etc.) of persons, organizations, and movements, considering how those positionings affect the viewpoints, behavior, etc. of said persons and groups. Secondly, it's important to avoid writing a book that centers on one region or aspect of the movement to the exclusion of others. In order to do that, having sections (not complete books) about regional movements may be helpful, but it can't replace integrating as much of the complexities as possible into the other chapters.


 * I realize that this is a tall order. But part of the feminist project, I think, is to aim high, while also being willing to reevaluate one's goals. Wikis, as a model, should be very compatible with this aim. BooksihAcolyte (talk) 07:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Things to add?
I see that whoever laid out the table of contents originally had some sort of a plan for what they wanted the book to look like, but it appears that they never got very far in actually filling out the sections. That said, some of the specific people and works mentioned are completely unfamiliar to me, and others that have been foundational to my study are missing. I would suggest adding, for instance, Virginia Woolf to the "Famous Feminists" section, as she is not only quite famous as a writer, but the phrase 'a room of one's own' has been used by many feminist writers, and some of her writings are very telling about the state of women as she knew it. I would further suggest adding "This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Feminists of Color" and "Our Bodies, Ourselves" to the "Feminist Writings and Literature" section. "This Bridge" has been influential in terms of raising awareness of issues that women of color face and of the viewpoints they bring to feminism, while "Our Bodies, Ourselves" was a pioneering women's health book that was translated into a good many languages, although its present version does not much resemble the first few editions.

I partially raise these concerns here to remind myself of my thought process and what work I want to do here, but also in the hopes that others will feel inspired to incorporate the issues that matter to them. BooksihAcolyte (talk) 06:41, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Additions
As a 'school' or lineage notable missing are the European, mostly French feminists, psychoanalysts Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva; literary psychoanalyst Helene Cixous, Michelle le Doeff (philosopher). Australian Elizabeth Grosz initially their interpreter now feminist philosopher and architectural outsider in her own right. On/in technology: Donna Haraway. VNX Matrix (Australian artists, 1990), Zoe Sophoulis Telk (discuss • contribs) 22:41, 16 June 2012 (UTC)