ABSTRACT

The article examines the Italian political sphere in order to highlight how populist discourses are, among other things, a reaction to feminist and transfeminist practices and theories. The article begins by examining the emergence of right-wing populist discourses and their link to the reproduction of a hegemonic masculinity and the patriarchal family. Then it analyses several discourses promoted by transfeminist movements – especially Non Una Di Meno [Not One Less] – focusing in particular on the emergence of the term “transfeminism” in Italy and its use in political practices. Ultimately, the article questions the possibility of building alliances and collective political subjects, starting from the challenge to the female subject brought about by transfeminism. The article claims that populist policies in defence of the traditional family do nothing but co-opt the language of liberation movements while demanding adherence to the status quo, and that transfeminist theories are the clearest response to these same populist politics. Indeed, feminism and transfeminism dispute the rhetoric of a unitary and coherent people, starting by their questioning universality in the name of partiality.

摘要

这篇文章考察了意大利的政治领域，以强调民粹主义话语是对女权主义和跨女权主义实践和理论的一种反应。文章首先考察了右翼民粹主义话语的出现及其与霸权男性气质和父权家庭再生产的联系。然后它分析了由跨女权运动推动的几种话语——尤其是 Non Una Di Meno [Not One Less]——特别关注“跨女权主义”一词在意大利的出现及其在政治实践中的使用。最后，文章从跨女权主义对女性主体的挑战出发，质疑建立联盟和集体政治主体的可能性。文章声称，捍卫传统家庭的民粹主义政策只是在要求坚持现状的同时选择了解放运动的语言，而跨女权主义理论是对这些民粹主义政治的最明确回应。的确，女权主义和跨女权主义对统一和连贯的民族的言辞提出质疑，首先是他们以偏袒的名义质疑普遍性。