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Transnational Feminism and “Local” Realities: The Imperiled Muslim Woman and the Production of (In)Justice

Transnational Feminism and “Local” Realities: The Imperiled Muslim Woman and the Production of... <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay explores the tensions and disjunctures between transnational principles of gender justice and the highly contextualized desires of women who seek the services of legal aid organizations in rural Bangladesh. More specifically, it looks at the shalish, or local village tribunal in the context of efforts to restructure the shalish to make it more “democratic and gender-friendly.” On the basis of a close reading of several case studies, this essay shows how feminist conceptions of rights can sometimes founder in the face of women’s actual desires and expectations. The paper argues for rethinking notions of agency that conceive of individuals as pre-cultural subjects in favor of a framework in which all selves are relational and agency is produced in relation to specific cultural, political and economic logics.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hawwa Brill

Transnational Feminism and “Local” Realities: The Imperiled Muslim Woman and the Production of (In)Justice

Hawwa , Volume 9 (1-2): 76 – Jan 1, 2011

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1569-2078
eISSN
1569-2086
DOI
10.1163/156920811X578548
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay explores the tensions and disjunctures between transnational principles of gender justice and the highly contextualized desires of women who seek the services of legal aid organizations in rural Bangladesh. More specifically, it looks at the shalish, or local village tribunal in the context of efforts to restructure the shalish to make it more “democratic and gender-friendly.” On the basis of a close reading of several case studies, this essay shows how feminist conceptions of rights can sometimes founder in the face of women’s actual desires and expectations. The paper argues for rethinking notions of agency that conceive of individuals as pre-cultural subjects in favor of a framework in which all selves are relational and agency is produced in relation to specific cultural, political and economic logics.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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HawwaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: dispute resolution; Bangladesh; gender justice; transnational feminism; shalish

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