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Suzanne MacKenzie Memorial LectureConceptually unclad: feminist geography and Aboriginal peoples *
Author(s) -
Peters Evelyn J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.0008-3658.2004.00059.x
Subject(s) - geographer , human geography , cultural geography , reflexivity , social geography , critical geography , sociology , representation (politics) , time geography , language geography , historical geography , regional geography , gender studies , geography , anthropology , social science , economic geography , development geography , political science , politics , law
This paper argues that feminist geography can provide some useful lessons in an attempt to increase Aboriginal peoples' representation in geography. It asks the question: How can we use the example of feminist geography to think about a geography that is more inclusive of Aboriginal people? The paper focuses on the issues of content in teaching, drawing on examples from urban and social geography, and on methodological challenges, especially the issue of reflexivity. Feminist geographer Suzanne Mackenzie argued that an emerging feminist geography left the discipline ‘conceptually unclad’, challenging scholars to consider new theoretical frameworks and new perspectives. I argue that emphasising the geographies of Aboriginal people also enriches geography, including feminist geography.