@article{ART002360315},
author={Hee Sook Hwang},
title={Return of the Matter to Feminism},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2018},
number={27},
pages={193-211},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hee Sook Hwang
TI - Return of the Matter to Feminism
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2018
VL - null
IS - 27
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 193
EP - 211
SN - 1975-1621
AB - In Feminism, the notion of ‘the material’ has evaporated from the mainstream discourse a long time ago. Materiality is regarded as a contaminated domain for the feminist discourses since the concept of the dichotomy of culture-nature, mind-body, reason-emotion established itself as the mainstream in Western culture and unfairly demanded that women be connected to only one side of each pair. Most past attempts made by feminists to dissolve the dichotomization proved futile. Nevertheless, recently, such efforts have been rekindled as concerns for the material reality including women’s body, nature, artefacts, and have begun to gain momentum. Advocates of the 'new feminist materialism’ or ‘material feminism’ seek for a new ‘engagement’ with ‘the material’. While making an ‘ontological turn’, they bring the material (e.g. human body) into focus. The advocates try to initiate and enrich discussions on biology, neuroscience, and medical technology (e.g. plastic surgery and obesity science study). In this paper, I try to engage the readers in the discourse of the materiality of feminism by borrowing from the arguments of renowned feminists and critics of science. I conclude with some suggestions for the possible future direction of research as well as its implications.
KW - New Feminists Materialism;Dichotomization;Ontological Turn;Nature;Things
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
ER -
Hee Sook Hwang. (2018). Return of the Matter to Feminism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 27, 193-211.
Hee Sook Hwang. 2018, "Return of the Matter to Feminism", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.27, pp.193-211. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang "Return of the Matter to Feminism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 27 pp.193-211 (2018) : 193.
Hee Sook Hwang. Return of the Matter to Feminism. 2018; 27 : 193-211. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang. "Return of the Matter to Feminism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.27(2018) : 193-211.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang. Return of the Matter to Feminism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 27, 193-211. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang. Return of the Matter to Feminism. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2018; 27 193-211. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang. Return of the Matter to Feminism. 2018; 27 : 193-211. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
Hee Sook Hwang. "Return of the Matter to Feminism" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.27(2018) : 193-211.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2018..27.010
