Abstract

This contribution delves into the theoretical versions of Feminist Studies that can be qualified as alternative to white feminism or mainstream feminism according to a legal theoretical pluralistic understanding, with particular regard to the «decolonial» approach and the North American experience. In this case, the research hypothesis introducing pluralism in the theory of law leads us to reflect, on the one hand, on the juridical-philosophical status of a Feminist Theory often conceptualized as «plural» in its articulation, but, sometimes, not sufficiently investigated in its historical, social, economic and cultural origins, and on the other hand, on the «sociologization» of other feminist perspectives. Recognition of the legal relevance of subjective situations in relation to the gender line is partially affected by this approach, sometimes resulting in a stereotypical idea of female autonomy and agency, which on a practical level is expressed in a «oriented» thematization of the representation of women and their claims.