Lições da ‘Periferia’: Contrariando a Hegemonia Anglo­Geográfica sobre as Geografias de Sexualidade e Gênero

Abstract

This article has three aims. First, I discuss the existing inequalities within the systems of
knowledge production dominated by “Anglo­American” academia and critically examine the
“East­West” binary to show that sexuality and gender/feminist scholars in geography should
learn from their deconstructive skills to overcome hegemonies erected by these binaries both
in academia and the related geopolitical landscapes. Second, I critically discuss the concept of
“Central and Eastern Europe” (CEE) which I do not intend to stabilize, and hold up a mirror to
the various hegemonic misunderstandings that take the form of “homogenization”,
“dehistoricization”, “isolation” or by ascribing “backwardness”, by which they effectively
erase or overlook knowledges and contributions of “non­AngloAmerican” scholars often left
“beyond translation.” Last, I concentrate on the discussion of the development of geographies
of sexualities and gender/feminist thought in CEE geography and illustrate the challenges that
scholars from different institutional and national contexts must still face. By this article, I
attempt to stand for our/their recognition.