Ilgın Yıldız (Sofia University): Publications

Revitalizing Theory and Practice Through Relational and Processual Perspectives of Feminist New Materialism: Within the “Emergent Interplay”
In Piotr Pietrzak (ed.), International Relations Theory and Philosophical Political Insights Into Conflict Management, Igi Global Scientific Publishing. pp. 383-412. 2025.

This chapter aims to explore key feminist new materialist (FNM) concepts and frameworks and their application in the analyses of environmental and health crises with a focus on the relational and processual characteristics of FNM. In this context, it engages with Nancy Tuana's concepts of “interactionism” and “viscous porosity” which Tuana utilizes in her analysis of Hurricane Katrina, as well as Stacy Alaimo's concept of “trans-corporeality”, explored here in relation with public health crises …Read more
This chapter aims to explore key feminist new materialist (FNM) concepts and frameworks and their application in the analyses of environmental and health crises with a focus on the relational and processual characteristics of FNM. In this context, it engages with Nancy Tuana's concepts of “interactionism” and “viscous porosity” which Tuana utilizes in her analysis of Hurricane Katrina, as well as Stacy Alaimo's concept of “trans-corporeality”, explored here in relation with public health crises such as Flint Water Crisis. This work maintains that these analyses and explorations reveal the dynamic relational and processual character of FNM sphere of thought as it engages with the complex interrelations between agents, bodies, and environments. This work maintains that the relational and processual framework of new materialism can significantly enrich the field of IR in a world marked by complex webs of interdependencies and agential interactions.