Travelling Theory and Womens Movements in Turkey

Drawing on archival research, Travelling Theory and Womens Movements in Turkey examines the imagination of Europe in the context of womens rights movements in a self-defined non-European setting. It brings travelling theory, poststructuralist feminist theories and orientalist studies together to provide an original theoretical framework for understanding the complex and often contradictory imaginations of Europe. Such imaginations can be an object of desire, fantasy, hate and hostility in a non-European context. This volume sheds light on the manner in which local power dynamics are reproduced, negotiated and subverted during the travel of womens and feminist movements. With a focus on the late Ottoman Empire, the book questions how Other positions can be inhabited by the Self and unpacks sexual and normative dimensions of demanding womens rights in this context. As such, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural studies and gender studies with interests in feminist theory and notions of European and non-European categories.