Abstract
This paper aims to develop a Chinese feminist philosophy while positioning a transcultural approach as an alternative to transnational and national feminism. It focuses on Chinese feminist scholarship from the mid-1990s to the present. My main argument is that the intellectual development of Chinese feminist scholarship in the past three decades has been significantly influenced by U.S.-centric global feminism and international feminism, while at the same time being drawn from an existing history of feminism in China and reflections on the complicated relationship between global influences and local Chinese conditions. Transcultural feminism is something I see emerging out of the work of Chinese feminists over the past three decades. I intend transcultural feminism as a framework for understanding what Chinese feminism is, as well as what (in my view) it should be. I believe the transcultural approach not only helps us understand the intellectual pathways of Chinese feminism but also is useful for decentering the U.S.-centric internationalization of feminism. For this reason, this paper can contribute to a constructive and inclusive understanding of feminisms in other cultures as well.
Recommended Citation
DAI, Yuanfang
(2024)
"Chinese Feminist Philosophy: Philosophizing Chinese Feminism in Transcultural Contexts,"
Comparative Philosophy: Vol. 15:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/comparativephilosophy/vol15/iss2/8
