Feminisms and Feminist Cultural Studies:

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 1095 - 1110, 31.08.2025

Berrin Yanıkkaya , Pervin Yanıkkaya Aydemir

https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1702942

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Abstract

This paper surveys the evolution and diversity of feminist cultural studies, emphasizing the multiplicity of feminist theories and their engagement with the politics of discourse and representation. Drawing on foundational typologies and key debates, it explores how feminist thought has interrogated the production of knowledge, the situatedness of experience, and the intersectional dynamics of power, identity, and culture. The discussion traces the historical development of feminist cultural studies from its radical, interdisciplinary origins in the 1960s and 1970s to its institutionalization and transformation in the 2000s. It highlights the methodological innovations and critical interventions that have shaped the field, including standpoint theory, discourse analysis, and the critique of patriarchal and neoliberal ideologies in media and popular culture. The article also addresses the challenges and limitations faced by feminist cultural studies, such as the marginalization of race and the depoliticization of feminist critique, while considering the ongoing relevance of feminist perspectives in contemporary cultural analysis. Ultimately, the article argues for the continued importance of reflexive, context-sensitive, and transformative feminist methodologies in understanding and contesting the cultural production of gendered and intersecting inequalities.

Bu çalışma, feminist kültürel çalışmaların evrimini ve çeşitliliğini inceleyerek, feminist kuramların çokluğunu ve söylem ile temsil politikalarına olan ilgisini vurgulamaktadır. Temel tipolojilerden ve önemli tartışmalardan yola çıkarak, feminist düşüncenin bilgi üretimini, deneyimin bağlamsallığını ve güç, kimlik ve kültürün kesişimsel dinamiklerini nasıl sorguladığını ele almaktadır. Tartışma, feminist kültürel çalışmaların 1960’lar ve 1970’lerdeki radikal, disiplinlerarası kökenlerinden başlayarak, 2000’lerdeki kurumsallaşma ve dönüşüm sürecine kadar olan tarihsel gelişimini izlemektedir. Alanı şekillendiren yöntemsel yenilikler ve eleştirel müdahaleler arasında duruş noktası kuramı, söylem analizi ve medya ile popüler kültürdeki ataerkil ve neoliberal ideolojilerin eleştirisi öne çıkarılmaktadır. Makalede ayrıca, feminist kültürel çalışmaların karşılaştığı ırkın marjinalleşmesi ve feminist eleştirinin siyasetsizleşmesi gibi zorluklar ve sınırlılıklar ele alınmakta; feminist bakış açılarının çağdaş kültürel analizdeki süregelen önemine de değinilmektedir. Sonuç olarak, makale, toplumsal cinsiyete dayalı ve kesişen eşitsizliklerin kültürel üretimini anlamada ve bunlara karşı çıkmada, düşünümsel, bağlama duyarlı ve dönüştürücü feminist metodolojilerin devam eden önemini ele almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

feminist cultural studies , discourse , intersectionality , representation , power , gender , activism , gender equality.

Feminisms and Feminist Cultural Studies

Öz

This paper surveys the evolution and diversity of feminist cultural studies, emphasizing the multiplicity of feminist theories and their engagement with the politics of discourse and representation. Drawing on foundational typologies and key debates, it explores how feminist thought has interrogated knowledge production, the situatedness of experience, and the intersectional dynamics of power, identity, and culture. The discussion traces the historical development of feminist cultural studies from its radical, interdisciplinary origins in the 1960s and 1970s to its institutionalization and transformation in the 2000s. It highlights the methodological innovations and critical interventions that have shaped the field, including standpoint theory, discourse analysis, and the critique of patriarchal and neoliberal ideologies in media and popular culture. Ultimately, the article argues for the continued importance of reflexive, context-sensitive, and transformative feminist methodologies in understanding and contesting the cultural production of gendered and intersecting inequalities.

Bu çalışma, feminist kültürel çalışmaların evrimini ve çeşitliliğini inceleyerek, feminist kuramların çokluğunu ve söylem ile temsil politikalarına olan ilgisini vurgulamaktadır. Temel tipolojilerden ve önemli tartışmalardan yola çıkarak, feminist düşüncenin bilgi üretimini, deneyimin bağlamsallığını ve güç, kimlik ve kültürün kesişimsel dinamiklerini nasıl sorguladığını ele almaktadır. Tartışma, feminist kültürel çalışmaların 1960’lar ve 1970’lerdeki radikal, disiplinlerarası kökenlerinden başlayarak, 2000’lerdeki kurumsallaşma ve dönüşüm sürecine kadar olan tarihsel gelişimini izlemektedir. Alanı şekillendiren yöntemsel yenilikler ve eleştirel müdahaleler arasında duruş noktası kuramı, söylem analizi ve medya ile popüler kültürdeki ataerkil ve neoliberal ideolojilerin eleştirisi öne çıkarılmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, makale, toplumsal cinsiyete dayalı ve kesişen eşitsizliklerin kültürel üretimini anlamada ve bunlara karşı çıkmada, düşünümsel, bağlama duyarlı ve dönüştürücü feminist metodolojilerin devam eden önemini ele almaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

feminist cultural studies , discourse , intersectionality , representation , power , gender , activism , gender equality.

Etik Beyan

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