Friendship in perspective

(Male and female) Friends in contemporary worlds

Authors

  • Josepa Cucó Giner Universitat de València

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/rae.v26.10529

Keywords:

Friendship. Feminism. Resistance. Challenge. Alternative

Abstract

As we enter the 21st century, the increase in the multidisciplinary nature of studies on friendship becomes more evident, as well as the theoretical connections that unite many of them, related to feminism and other critical perspectives, which open our gaze to diachrony and transformation. By introducing diachrony, the more than notable changes experienced by friendships in recent centuries -at least in Western thought and practice-have become visible, along with the strong androcentric biases of dominant narratives and the current emergence of new relational centralities, in which the friendship-women tandem is the undisputed protagonist and where LGBTIQ+ communities also emerge. Many works also indicate the emergence of important changes -social, ideological, and political- that have friendship as one of their main pillars. These transitions often take place on the margins of society, opening avenues for other possible futures that are more proactive, just and hopeful. Based on these approaches, the article revolves around a central idea: friendship linked to new –and sometimes not so new– ways of relating, as an axis of resistance, challenges and alternatives.

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Published

2026-06-01

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Monograph: Feminist Friendships. An anthropological view

How to Cite

Cucó Giner, J. (2026). Friendship in perspective: (Male and female) Friends in contemporary worlds. Antropología Experimental, 26, 23-35. https://doi.org/10.17561/rae.v26.10529