Vulnerable Bodies? Gender and legal Normativity
by Valeria Giordano
pp. 118-137 Issue 16 (8,2) – July-December 2021 ISSN (online): 2539/2239 ISSN (print): 2389-8232 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14718/SoftPower.2021.8.2.7
Abstract
The plural voices of feminism in the twentieth century, in the construction of the signifier woman, have redesigned in a critical key the relationship between biology, society, culture, problematizing dichotomies traditionally expressive of patriarchy. Today, these dichotomies appear to be strongly in tension in the neo-liberal scenario, in which the use of empo-werment devices raises multiple questions about the limits of law with respect to bare life, generating a profound reflection on the boundaries between self-determination and social vulnerability.