Localising Practices in Feminist Geography: Evolution, Dilemmas and Breakthroughs
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Feminist Geography, Critical Thinking, Localised Research, Gendered ResearchAbstract
Feminist geography is an important sub-school of human geography, the core of which is to critique the gender bias in traditional geography and reveal the mutual construction of gender and space. From the written memories of feminist geography during the preparation for the exams to the in-depth understanding of feminist geography during the postgraduate period with the increase in the number of literature readings, this paper will adopt the methods of literature analysis, comparative research, and critical reflection to sort out the core theories and characteristics of feminist geography, to explore its influence on western human geography and related research in China, and to propose a new perspective on this field with the combination of personal learning and reflections. In addition, the researchers also put forward their views on the future development of the field based on their personal learning and reflection. The study shows that feminist geography takes gendered space as the core of its ontology, stresses the micro-analysis of body-emotion-place and cross-cutting perspectives, and possesses a distinctive critical and interdisciplinary self-reflection. In the future, we should build a localised system based on the social and cultural situation of China, expand diversified research groups and new types of space, and innovate research methods.
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