Gender and Postsecularity in Visual Culture and Knowledge Production

Author(s)

Sabine Grenz, Doris Guth, Boka En, Fatma Uysal

Abstract

Over the last three decades, religious practices and belongings have gained increased visibility across the globe, turning secularity and its relationship with religion into subjects of intense interdisciplinary and international debate. Previously marginalized in gender studies, the secular and the religious now attract growing interest in academic and activist feminism, prompting a critical reflection on secularity’s emancipatory potential. This publication aims to foster this interest by providing a platform for interdisciplinary and transregional discussions on the complex dynamics of secularity, religiosity, and gender, as well as new approaches to explore these relationships.

The contributions examine the entanglements and boundaries of religions and secularities in everyday life, art, culture, and knowledge production. By presenting relevant case studies, this book underscores an understanding of religion as both a category of knowledge and a marker of identity.

Organisation(s)

Department of Education, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Research Centre Religion and Transformation, Gender Research Office

External organisation(s)

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien

No. of pages

168

Publication date

2024

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

504014 Gender studies, 603909 Religious studies

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies, Religious studies

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Portal url

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/286ba834-62ea-4ed6-b767-0a7743672139