ABSTRACT
This paper is a reflection on the current state of the interaction between specialists in European women’s studies and their North American colleagues. I will start by situating the women’s studies debate within a larger context of transatlantic intellectual transactions, emphasizing two new factors: on the one hand, the role of the European Union, and on the other, the ongoing campaign against “political correctness” in contemporary American politics. After presenting as a case study a brief outline of cooperation in women’s studies within the European Union, I will address more specifically the question of feminist multicultural practices and their function in contemporary exchanges between women’s studies in the European Union and the United States.
