Feminist Geography and Its Sluggish Development in Taiwan

本文以歐美女性主義地理學的三波發展為基礎，檢視女性主義地理學在臺灣的發展，以及本土地理學的學術環境。研究顯示，歐美女性主義地理學雖已經過三波發展，但卻並未在本土地理學界引發討論，相關理論也僅能在概論性的課程中有一兩堂課的簡介; 臺灣雖有著多元的性別議題，但對地理學界的影響較不顯著; 在地理學界少數與性別相關研究中，受第二、三波女性主義之本體論、知識論與方法論啟發者也非常稀少。整體而言，涉及所有人們日常生活的經驗與認知、關聯所有社會、經濟與政治活動的性別問題，在地理學界尚未受到應有的重視。學界仍將自己圈圍在難以穿透的高牆中，將女性主義者所關切的社會議題，以及相關國際學術脈動隔離在外，無論在想像、實質與生活空間上都相當封閉。這固然可歸因於國家、父權與學術資本主義等結構性限制因素，但施為者不質疑、不衝撞、消極以對的態度，可能更是讓結構限制得以橫行無阻的關鍵。在這樣的學術氛圍下，要形成改變尚有賴有識之士不斷提升學界之性別意識; 吸引新生代加入行列; 以女性主義的本體論、知識論與方法論分析、質疑、批判既有習癖、制度與學術研究。並走出畫地自限的圈子，連結相關理論與力量，團結起來對地理學界形成壓力，方能促使本土地理學界開始建立更性別友善的學術環境，及強調性別意識。In this paper, I draw on three waves of feminist geography to investigate the development of feminist geography and the environment of academy geography in Taiwan. The study shows that while feminism has gone through three waves of development, it is hardly taught and discussed in local academy. While there are many thorny gender issues inside and outside the academy, little gender-related research was held. Within the handful gender-related works, not much was informed by feminist ontology, epistemology, methodology and issues raised by the second and third wave feminism. In general feminist geography and gender issues have not been taken seriously. Local academy geography still keeps itself in rigid barrier and leaves little spaces for feminism. Although constrains set by nationalism, chauvinism and academic capitalism structures may have caused it, passive reaction by the academy allows the structural constrains unquestioned and prevailed. It is time to take action to raise gender consciousness. We need to introduce feminist-oriented ontology, epistemology and methodology and critique current gender-blind habitu?s, institutions and research works. We must walk out of the isolated cave and unite with other feminists to put pressure on the academy. With all these efforts we can then start to imagine and establish more gender-friendly environment and knowledge