Place Matters: Comparative International Perspectives on Feminist Geography∗

∗The author is indebted to many feminist geographers for the papers, letters, and conversations on which this paper draws, especially Joos Droogleever Fortuijn and Hae Un Rii who participated in a panel at the 1993 AAG meeting, Maria Dolors García-Ramon who hosted the Erasmus Course in Barcelona for which this paper was originally prepared, and members of the Geography Institute at the University of Heidelberg for their comments at a colloquium presentation of the paper.

Feminist geography is now widely practiced internationally, but its development is usually reviewed from a temporal rather than a spatial perspective. This article assesses the varying extent and nature of feminist geography across countries, attempting to interpret differences in terms of cultural contexts and disciplinary trends. It is intended to stimulate reflection and does not claim to offer definitive interpretations.

Key Words:

• feminist geography
• international perspectives
• research issues

Notes

∗The author is indebted to many feminist geographers for the papers, letters, and conversations on which this paper draws, especially Joos Droogleever Fortuijn and Hae Un Rii who participated in a panel at the 1993 AAG meeting, Maria Dolors García-Ramon who hosted the Erasmus Course in Barcelona for which this paper was originally prepared, and members of the Geography Institute at the University of Heidelberg for their comments at a colloquium presentation of the paper.