Anthropological knowledge in feminist perspectives: approaches and representation of “others”

Abstract

Anthropology is a science that is in constant transformation. New possibilities for objects, strategies and anthropological methodologies are present in the multiple forms of representation of the other. We started the 21st century with a series of questions about anthropological doing itself. This text aims to discuss the anthropological knowledge produced from multiple approaches and representation of the other, having as theoretical support the theories of Marilyn Strathern,1 Saba Mahmood2 and Lila Abu-Lughod3 starting from their feminist approaches and how these influence or can influence anthropological debates. Anthropology can walk in the opposite direction, it can show that feminism can be an extension, but not a barrier to understanding the ability to listen to “others”. The feminist debate brings to anthropology the capacity of a plural, non-universal, non-homogeneous movement of dispute over power, knowledge and gender. But walking with dialogue between transformative proposals of the discipline itself and feminist theories.