Travelling Theory and Womens Movements in Turkey - Imagining Europe

Drawing on archival research, this book examines the imagination of Europe in the context of the late Ottoman Empire, focusing on the Turkish and Muslim women's rights movement to shed light on the complex and often contradictory imaginations of Europe as an object of desire, fantasy, hate and hostility in a non-European context.

List of contents

CHAPTER 1: Feminist Travelling Theories and Imaginary Geographies
CHAPTER 2: Gender History, Feminist Genealogy and the Archival Turn
CHAPTER 3: 'The Sick Man of Europe': The Contexts Women's Movements Travel
CHAPTER 4: Negotiations in discourses on 'Europe': The production of Occidentalism
CHAPTER 5: Clothing as Women's Rights: Protecting the Sexual Purity of Women (and Nation) From Europe
CHAPTER 6: 'Mood of Commitment': Inhabiting Motherhood Positions
CHAPTER 7: Conclusion: Europe is not about Europe

About the author

Demet Gülçiçek is an Honorary Researcher at University of Warwick, UK and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Munzur University, Turkey.

Summary

Drawing on archival research, this book examines the imagination of Europe in the context of the late Ottoman Empire, focusing on the Turkish and Muslim women’s rights movement to shed light on the complex and often contradictory imaginations of Europe as an object of desire, fantasy, hate and hostility in a non-European context.

Product details

• Authors: Demet Gulcicek, Demet (Munzur University Gulcicek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032191621
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219162-1
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: The Feminist Imagination - Europe and Beyond
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, History: specific events & topics, Cultural Studies, Ottoman Empire, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Islamic Studies, Turkey, Feminism & feminist theory, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History: specific events and topics, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Feminism and feminist theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, HISTORY / Islamic