My Life and Work in Women’s Studies (Now Gender Studies)

2008 ◽  
pp. 153-163
Author(s):  
Judith Lorber
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Women's Studies ◽  
Women’S Studies

Trends in gender studies within Japanese sociology

2021 ◽  
pp. 026858092110053
Author(s):  
Fumika Sato
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Women's Studies ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Women’S Studies ◽  
Annual Changes ◽  
Number Of Publications

This article gives an overview of the last 20 years of gender studies in the context of Japanese sociology. First, it discusses women’s studies as a predecessor of gender studies and its historical development. Next, it outlines the annual changes observed in the number of publications that included the word ‘gender.’ Then, the article explains the two main tasks that gender studies have pursued – using actual research as examples. After that, the influence that translations of foreign research have had on Japanese gender studies is discussed. Finally, the article points to the three important challenges Japanese gender studies face currently.

Theorizing Women's Studies Gender Studies and Masculinity: The Politics of Naming

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Richardson ◽  
Victoria Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Women's Studies ◽  
Women’S Studies

Genesis of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Fez, Morocco

Women Rising ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 313-317
Author(s):  
Fatima Sadiqi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Women's Studies ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Women’S Studies ◽  
The University

Launching the first gender studies program in the University of Fez was a challenge. After much resistance, the organizers established the interdisciplinary dirasat al-ajnas (study of genres) as a form of intellectual resistance. In this chapter, Fatima Sadiqi shares the story of her success in gradually changing norms and establishing the first women’s studies research center at the University of Fez in Morocco.

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