In what direction do you think gender identity studies in art history will evolve?

Abstract

This article, commissioned by the editorial team, answers the following question: In what direction do you think that gender identity studies in art history are going to evolve? The author, widely recognized for her expertise in gender perspectives and art history, summarizes the fundamental contribution made by the incorporation of feminist methodologies to the discipline in the 1970s, offering a historiographic review on the most pertinent literature. She posits that for half a century, the feminist perspective has been enriched by a tremendous amount of research, incorporating new and diverse voices and issues. As a result, it no longer constitutes a minor or peripheral field in art history (or a poorly considered one); it now occupies an important place in methodological debates and academic circles, as well as in the institutions that make up the greater art system. Lastly, the article affirms that the initial perspectives have been transformed into new debates and avenues of research that allow us to imagine the future directions of the field and, more specifically, the ways in which the contribution of feminisms can evolve in the discipline of art history.