Feminist Geography and Its Sluggish Development in Taiwan
Resource
地理學報, 42, 025-046
Journal
地理學報
Journal Issue
42
Pages
025-046
Date Issued
2005-12
Date
2005-12
Author(s)
Chang, H.S.
Abstract
In this paper, I draw on three waves of feminist geography to investigate the development of feminist geography and the environment of academy geography in Taiwan. The study shows that while feminism has gone through three waves of development, it is hardly taught and discussed in local academy. While there are many thorny gender issues inside and outside the academy, little gender-related research was held. Within the handful gender-related works, not much was informed by feminist ontology, epistemology, methodology and issues raised by the second and third wave feminism. In general feminist geography and gender issues have not been taken seriously. Local academy geography still keeps itself in rigid barrier and leaves little spaces for feminism. Although constrains set by nationalism, chauvinism and academic capitalism structures may have caused it, passive reaction by the academy allows the structural constrains unquestioned and prevailed. It is time to take action to raise gender consciousness. We need to introduce feminist-oriented ontology, epistemology and methodology and critique current gender-blind habitu?s, institutions and research works. We must walk out of the isolated cave and unite with other feminists to put pressure on the academy. With all these efforts we can then start to imagine and establish more gender-friendly environment and knowledge.
Subjects
女性主義地理學
地理學界中之女性
高等教育
Feminist geography
Women in academic geography
Higher education
SDGs
Type
journal article
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