Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-942X : Catherine Vanner

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2019

Publication Title

Girlhood Studies

Volume

12

Issue

2

Keywords

border-crossing, feminist praxis, intersectionality, nation-state, place, voice

Abstract

In this article, I join a conversation about the definition and value of the term transnational girlhood. After surveying the fields of transnationalism, transnational feminism, and girlhood studies, I reflect on the representation of girls who act or are discussed as transnational figures. I critique the use of the term, analyze movements that connect girls across borders, and close by identifying four features of transnational girlhood: cross-border connections based on girls’ localized lived experiences; intersectional analysis that prioritizes the voices of girls from the Global South who, traditionally, have had fewer opportunities to speak than their Global North counterparts; recognition of girls’ agency and the structural constraints, including global structures such as colonialism, international development, and transnational capitalism, in which they operate; and a global agenda for change.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2019.120209

Funding Reference Number

This research was supported by a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship [756-2018-0576].

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