Towards a Trans-national Turn in Italian Studies?

Bond, Emma

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“…In the last two decades anti-gender sentiments have flourished throughout Europe, generating ‘national manifestations of a trans-nationally circulating movement against “gender ideology”’ (Paternotte and Kuhar 2017, 2). The anti-gender movement can be interpreted first as a transnational phenomenon, in the three layers of meaning of the term trans-national identified by Emma Bond (2014). As she writes, firstly the trans-national suggests a stretching or going beyond the confines of national boundaries (be that in cultural, spatial or temporal terms).…”

Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And thirdly, speaking of cultural production, the trans-national is usually associated with a fluidity of constructed styles and practices. (Bond 2014, 416)This definition of the trans-national seems particularly suitable to studying the development of the anti-gender movement and narrative across Europe, starting from its invention within the Vatican, which itself has a transnational influence.…”

Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And thirdly, speaking of cultural production, the trans-national is usually associated with a fluidity of constructed styles and practices. (Bond 2014, 416)…”

Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The discursive similarities highlighted in this section confirm the transnational dimension of the anti-gender backlash. The multilayered definition of trans-national developed by Bond (2014) is useful for conceptualising this backlash in terms of scope and consequences. In fact, anti-genderism has sprouted as a reaction to local debates over gender equality policies, but its discourse and methods have travelled across countries, adapting their styles and practices to national socio-political contexts, thus showing what Bond calls ‘a sense of flexibility’ (2014, 416).…”

Section: Anti-genderism Across Borders: the G-book Casementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The multilayered definition of trans-national developed by Bond (2014) is useful for conceptualising this backlash in terms of scope and consequences. In fact, anti-genderism has sprouted as a reaction to local debates over gender equality policies, but its discourse and methods have travelled across countries, adapting their styles and practices to national socio-political contexts, thus showing what Bond calls ‘a sense of flexibility’ (2014, 416). This sense of flexibility not only characterises the transnational aspect of anti-genderism, but also seems to be embedded in the concept of gender ideology itself.…”

Section: Anti-genderism Across Borders: the G-book Casementioning

confidence: 99%

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Ideologia del gender: towards a transcultural understanding of the phenomenon

Spallaccia

2019

Mod. Italy

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The Italian debate over gender inclusivity has recently been dominated by a ubiquitous term: ideologia del gender. This expression has been used extensively by a galaxy of reactionary forces to thwart the implementation of gender-mainstreaming policies. Recent research has shown that similar anti-gender manifestations have mushroomed across Europe, with discursive elements which recall the Italian anti-gender narrative. This article first sets Italian anti-genderism within a broader transnational movement. Second, through a feminist critical analysis of Italian anti-gender discourse, it shows that ideologia del gender should be interpreted as a new rhetorical device used to reaffirm gender-based prejudice in Italy and other European countries. Third, drawing on the work of Wolfgang Welsch (1999), the paper discusses whether this movement can be interpreted as a transcultural phenomenon, and suggests a transcultural model of culture as the antidote to the anti-gender backlash.

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Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…And thirdly, speaking of cultural production, the trans-national is usually associated with a fluidity of constructed styles and practices. (Bond 2014, 416)…”

Section: The Anti-gender Movement: a Transnational Phenomenonmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Anti-genderism Across Borders: the G-book Casementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Anti-genderism Across Borders: the G-book Casementioning

confidence: 99%

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