Throughout Western history, feminisms have acted as transformative and “peaceful” forces, challenging power structures and proposing alternative models based on equity, coexistence, and the sustainability of relationships. This contribution situates itself within this horizon, offering a reworking of the theories of Judith Butler and Alessandra Chiricosta – in dialogue with Derrida – aimed at a social and organisational objective: to promote equitable and innovative practices through the deconstruction of the hegemonic male gaze. The aim is to strengthen social and workplace participation and equality for all individuals, through performative strategies capable of dismantling the phallogocentric paradigm that has historically linked “force” with domination and male visibility. In this context, Butler’s concept of nonviolence as performative action and Chiricosta’s feminist combative self-awareness emerge as transformative bodily practices, capable of generating new meanings, subverting hierarchies, and fostering sustainable relationships. The body, from being an object of representation, becomes an active subject of resistance and narration, opening up spaces for new ways of seeing and coexisting. The objective is to contribute to the construction of contexts – social, political, and professional – in which force is no longer equated with overpowering, but rather with the capacity to transform conflicts into opportunities, promoting equal dignity and recognition
Tra Judith Butler e Alessandra Chiricosta: una lettura della nonviolenza e dell’autocoscienza combattente femminista per riorientare lo sguardo fallogocentrico e risignificare la “forza” nelle realtà sociali e imprenditoriali
Grandi Alberto
2025-01-01
Abstract
Throughout Western history, feminisms have acted as transformative and “peaceful” forces, challenging power structures and proposing alternative models based on equity, coexistence, and the sustainability of relationships. This contribution situates itself within this horizon, offering a reworking of the theories of Judith Butler and Alessandra Chiricosta – in dialogue with Derrida – aimed at a social and organisational objective: to promote equitable and innovative practices through the deconstruction of the hegemonic male gaze. The aim is to strengthen social and workplace participation and equality for all individuals, through performative strategies capable of dismantling the phallogocentric paradigm that has historically linked “force” with domination and male visibility. In this context, Butler’s concept of nonviolence as performative action and Chiricosta’s feminist combative self-awareness emerge as transformative bodily practices, capable of generating new meanings, subverting hierarchies, and fostering sustainable relationships. The body, from being an object of representation, becomes an active subject of resistance and narration, opening up spaces for new ways of seeing and coexisting. The objective is to contribute to the construction of contexts – social, political, and professional – in which force is no longer equated with overpowering, but rather with the capacity to transform conflicts into opportunities, promoting equal dignity and recognitionI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
