Feminism and Intersectionality in Academia: Women's Narratives and Experiences in Higher Education

ISBN-13: 9783319905891 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 210 str.

Stephanie Anne Shelton; Jill Ewing Flynn; Tanetha Jamay Grosland

Opis

The intersectional narratives afford typically disenfranchised women opportunities to share experiences in ways that de-center standard academic writing, while simultaneously making these stories accessible to a range of readers, both inside and outside higher education.

O autorze

Stephanie Anne Shelton is Assistant Professor with the Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methods, and Counseling at the University of Alabama, USA.

Jill Ewing Flynn is Associate Professor with the Department of English at the University of Delaware, USA.

Tanetha Jamay Grosland is Assistant Professor with the Department of Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career and Higher Education at the University of South Florida, USA.

Blurb

This edited volume explores the diversities and complexities of women’s experiences in higher education. Its emphasis on personal narratives provides a forum for topics not typically found in in print, such as mental illness, marital difficulties, and gender identity. The intersectional narratives afford typically disenfranchised women opportunities to share experiences in ways that de-center standard academic writing, while simultaneously making these stories accessible to a range of readers, both inside and outside higher education.