Introduction: Translating Transnational Feminisms

Authors

Erin K. Krafft, University of Massachusetts DartmouthFollow
Caroline De SouzaFollow

Abstract

In this introduction to the Special Issue “Translating Transnational Feminisms,” we argue for the integral position of feminist translation practices and the theories of Feminist Translation Studies as tools for both local and transnational feminist solidarities. Beginning with the understanding that transnational feminist solidarities rely on not only linguistic translation but also cultural fluencies that allow for exchange rather than simply the import or export of locally bound feminist praxis, we illustrate that the practice of feminist translation thus carries with it the conflicts, the fraught and unfolding contestations of meaning, and the ever-evolving conceptions of gender, feminism, and solidarity that exist not only between languages but also within any language and its political and cultural landscapes.

Recommended Citation

Krafft, Erin K., and Caroline De Souza. 2023. "Introduction: Translating Transnational Feminisms." Journal of Feminist Scholarship 23 (Fall): 1-4. 10.23860/jfs.2023.23.01.

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