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Journal Article
Where Standpoint Stands Now: An Introduction and Commentary
2000
Overview
In other words, the difference between a standpoint and a perspective is both political and foundational: unlike a perspective, a standpoint is a political achievement and the theoretical understandings that constitute the concept of a standpoint serve as the foundation for recognizing differences among women. [...]recognizing and employing precision when we research women's perspectives is essential to gathering accurate information about what might develop into a standpoint and to recognize the differences among women. [...]feminist standpoint theory is in the forefront of defining what will be the heart and soul of feminism in the future. Because the essays that follow are pushing feminist standpoint theory to the realm of practice and teaching us both the benefits and primary risk involved in doing so, they are also contributing important insights into what might constitute this heart and soul. [...]like others, I do so with reservations. 2Obviously feminist standpoint theory did not address explicitly the commonalitydiversity debate in its early stages; 1 am imposing a way of viewing that is post-hoc. Because of its historical development, however, it is an appropriate reading of the larger issues that have become central to understanding where feminist standpoint theory is now. 3Clearly a broad overview of the tenets cannot provide a detailed discussion of all the theoretical debates associated with feminist standpoint theory. What I present here, then, is my current understanding of it. 5It is important to note that Handing (1991) also has shifted to focusing on difference, although she took a different approach to doing so. Because she argues that gender is a relational category and a structural positioning in standpoint theory, she suggests that there are no such persons as women or men per se; \"there are only women and men in particular, historically located race and class and cultural relations\" (Handing, 1991, p. 179).
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Routledge,Organization for Research on Women and Communication,Taylor & Francis Ltd
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