Anti-Feminism in the Academy

ISBN-13: 9780415910712 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 248 str.

Shirley N. Garner; Margaret R. Higonnet; Ketu Katrak

Opis

Contending that the anti-feminist backlash in the academy is part of the broader politically correct rhetoric, the authors have gathered together a collection of writers, academics and activists to challenge the rising tide of insults, insinuation and spoken violence in academia. With the classroom's climate increasingly chilly for women, this study is a response to the assault on feminist thinkers, critics and academics. Offering a spirited response to the wave of tenure disputes, departmental fights and flights, the contributors examine the imaginary construction of feminist threats by those seeking to undermine and denigrate the role of women in the academy. The contributors explore possible responses, actions and remedies, as well as carefully exploring the roots of the backlash against women.

Recenzje

"...Antifeminism in the Academy not only provides a careful look at the backlash against the success of Women's Studies and the progress of women in academia, but also suggests effective responses." -- NWSA Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 Antifeminist Intellectual Harassment; Chapter 1 Paying the Price of Antifeminist Intellectual Harassment, Annette Kolodny; Chapter 2 Feminism and Antifeminism: From Civil Rights to Culture Wars, Moira Ferguson, Ketu H. Katrak, Valerie Miner; Part 2 Multiple Jeopardy on College Campuses; Chapter 3 Talking about Race, Talking about Gender, Talking about How We Talk, Patricia Williams; Chapter 4 The Meanings and Metaphors of Student Resistance, Dale Bauer, Katherine Rhoades; Chapter 5 Anti-lesbian Intellectual Harassment in the Academy, Greta Gaard; Chapter 6 Female Grotesques in Academia: Ageism, Antifeminism, and Feminists on the Faculty, Mary Wilson; Part 3 Changing Systems of Knowledge: Feminist Resistance in the Academy; Chapter 7 Antifeminism in Scholarship and Publishing, Elaine Ginsberg, Sara Lennox; Chapter 8 Transforming Antifeminist Culture in the Academy, Shirley Nelson Garner;

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