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Research paper thumbnail of Ciclo di conferenze "Ricerche sulla storia del Novecento italiano e europeo" – Verona, 18 maggio, 24 maggio, 29 maggio 2023

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Research paper thumbnail of Borderlands as a Site of Resistance in Gloria Anzaldúa’s Political Thought

The essay offers a deeper understanding of Gloria Anzaldua’s theorization of borderlands, crisis,... more The essay offers a deeper understanding of Gloria Anzaldua’s theorization of borderlands, crisis, mobility, and resistance as a theory for coalition making among women of color. Through an analysis of Anzaldua’s conceptualization of borderlands, strongly rooted in the socio-political context of the United States in the 1980s, the article deals with Anzaldua’s innovative resignification of crisis and mobility as constitutive elements of political and coalition-making processes. Anzaldua’s reconfiguration of borders and borderlands, and her intersectional analysis of politics, should be understood as a crucial formulation in the development of the U.S. multiracial and transnational feminist movement.

Research paper thumbnail of Promoting Women's Rights, Hiding the Empire. Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, an Imperialist Woman at the United Nations

Gender & History

This contribution examines the role of Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, the French representative in the ... more This contribution examines the role of Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, the French representative in the UN Commission on the Status of Women between 1948 and 1953. By focusing on Lefaucheux's activism and connection with the French government, this article intends to analyse how French post‐imperial policy carried out by reformist women's organisations pursued the expansion of women's and human rights whilst supporting the empire. Using a range of archival sources and the Commission's reports, this work argues that the role of reformist imperial women and organisations was crucial in influencing the Commission which was both a place of contestation and protection of the gendered and colonial order.

Research paper thumbnail of Ciclo di conferenze "Ricerche sulla storia del Novecento italiano e europeo" – Verona, 18 maggio, 24 maggio, 29 maggio 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Borderlands as a Site of Resistance in Gloria Anzaldúa’s Political Thought

The essay offers a deeper understanding of Gloria Anzaldua’s theorization of borderlands, crisis,... more The essay offers a deeper understanding of Gloria Anzaldua’s theorization of borderlands, crisis, mobility, and resistance as a theory for coalition making among women of color. Through an analysis of Anzaldua’s conceptualization of borderlands, strongly rooted in the socio-political context of the United States in the 1980s, the article deals with Anzaldua’s innovative resignification of crisis and mobility as constitutive elements of political and coalition-making processes. Anzaldua’s reconfiguration of borders and borderlands, and her intersectional analysis of politics, should be understood as a crucial formulation in the development of the U.S. multiracial and transnational feminist movement.

Research paper thumbnail of Promoting Women's Rights, Hiding the Empire. Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, an Imperialist Woman at the United Nations

Gender & History

This contribution examines the role of Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, the French representative in the ... more This contribution examines the role of Marie‐Hélène Lefaucheux, the French representative in the UN Commission on the Status of Women between 1948 and 1953. By focusing on Lefaucheux's activism and connection with the French government, this article intends to analyse how French post‐imperial policy carried out by reformist women's organisations pursued the expansion of women's and human rights whilst supporting the empire. Using a range of archival sources and the Commission's reports, this work argues that the role of reformist imperial women and organisations was crucial in influencing the Commission which was both a place of contestation and protection of the gendered and colonial order.

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