ABSTRACT
Almost half of a century since second-wave feminists had entered Academia and challenged the “malestream” Social Sciences, the debates, theories, and perspectives that inform Women and Gender Studies have become increasingly pluralised and complex—and enriched with new possibilities. In this dialogue with Lorenza Perini, in which she reflects on her work, two main issues are addressed: first, the interdisciplinary constitution Women and Gender Studies and its non-institutionalised status, especially in the Italian Academy, which requires of us constantly to revisit and explain the roots of feminist knowledge within our disciplinary boundaries. Such efforts are time consuming, often doubling the consulted literatures, as well as the theoretical apparatuses we need to engage with. Second, the importance of transnational networks is considered, as they enable us to defend, engage, and work with a critical feminist approach.
