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Looking from the ‘Other’ Side: Is Cultural Relativism a Way Out?

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Women’s Studies in the 1990s

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Abstract

At present, feminist theory is faced with a double challenge. As a form of critical consciousness, it is certainly not immune to the theoretical debates that have been going on for the last decade, and the problems raised by these debates lead to a process — healthy, I would say — of self-doubt and self-reflection. However uneasy this intellectual climate might be, it could still lead to a deeper understanding of gender relations, and to the development of strategies of communication and action which take into account difference and diversity between women.

The Orient is not as distant from us as we think.

(Gerard de Nerval, Journey to the Orient)

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  1. Fatmagül Berktay
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  1. University of York, UK

    Joanna de Groot (Lecturer in History) (Lecturer in History)

  2. Centre for Women’s Studies, University of York, UK

    Mary Maynard (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Coordinator) (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Coordinator)

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Berktay, F. (1993). Looking from the ‘Other’ Side: Is Cultural Relativism a Way Out?. In: de Groot, J., Maynard, M. (eds) Women’s Studies in the 1990s. Women’s Studies at York Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22928-4_6

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