Objective
The purpose of FEMAT is to conduct a philosophical study of both new and ‘old’ materialist feminisms, examining their contributions to contemporary debates. Despite the convergences between these currents, the dialogue between Materialist Feminism (MF) and New Materialist Feminism (NFM) has not yet been fully explored. FEMAT argues that a comparative analysis of MF and NMF can chart new paths for feminist theory.
One of FEMAT's main insights is to illuminate the role and significance of a highly controversial form of materiality: biological materiality, which has become a watershed in contemporary feminist debates. This project aims to develop a critical materialist feminist approach to the category of 'sex,' treating biological materiality as one form among many, rather than as the sole determinant.
In doing so, FEMAT seeks to address two significant challenges in feminist theories: linguistic or discursive reductionism, which impedes the analysis of the economic and material dimensions of sexist violence, and the essentialism or ontologization of sexual difference, which tends to re-naturalize the category of sex.
The implications of these debates extend beyond philosophy and directly impact pressing social issues. The re-naturalization of sex has had a regressive effect on various human rights issues, notably including the increasing refusal to recognize trans identities, not only among conservative sectors but also within feminist circles. By developing a materialist epistemological framework, FEMAT aims to create critical categories and arguments that can enhance public policies from a more inclusive and democratic human rights perspective, emphasizing the interrelation between theory and practice.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
- social sciencessociologygender studieswomen’s studies
- humanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophy
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinator
75270 Paris
France