Dialogue: Transgender bodies as subjects of feminism: Conversation and analysis on the inclusion of trans people and policies in the Nicaraguan feminist movement

Authors

  • Silke Heumann International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
  • Ana Victoria Portocarrero Universidad Centroamericana -UCA- Nicaragua
  • Camilo Antillón Najlis Universidad Centroamericana -UCA- Nicaragua

Keywords:

feminist movement, trans movement, feminism

Abstract

The proliferation of new subjectivities claiming space within feminism has complicated debates regarding the "true" subject and "nature" of feminist politics. This dialogue, held in Managua, Nicaragua in 2015, with cis and transgender feminists, addresses the inclusion of trans people in the feminist movement, focusing on four themes: the relationship between bodies, social position, and subjectivity; gender politics and performativity; inclusion of trans bodies in feminist spaces; points of convergence between both groups. The dialogue proposes abandoning essentialist notions of sexuality to understand in a more sensitive and intersectional way the operation of heteropatriarchal power.

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Author Biographies

Silke Heumann, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Sociologist and Professor in the Main Perspectives of Social Justice (SJP). Her areas of specialization and interest are Gender and Sexuality Studies, Social Movements, Latin American Politics, Discourse Analysis, and Social Theory.

Ana Victoria Portocarrero, Universidad Centroamericana -UCA- Nicaragua

Nicaraguan feminist economist, with a BA in economics and a master's degree in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.

Camilo Antillón Najlis, Universidad Centroamericana -UCA- Nicaragua

MSc Sociology

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Published

2019-01-03

How to Cite

Heumann, S., Portocarrero, A. V., & Antillón Najlis, C. (2019). Dialogue: Transgender bodies as subjects of feminism: Conversation and analysis on the inclusion of trans people and policies in the Nicaraguan feminist movement. Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Studies, (15), 9–40. Retrieved from https://ceiso.com.ar/ries/index.php/ojs/article/view/92