| Description |
198 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Feminist Pedagogies and Mentorship -- Defending a Choice for Women: A Feminist Video Ethnography / Beverly Yuen Thompson -- Get Out of My Uterus! A Manifesto against Reproductive Politics in the Academic World and in the World at Large / Domnica Radulescu -- Teaching to Spite Your Body / Robin M. LeBlanc -- Running the Gauntlet: Battling Sexism in Academia with Greasepaint, Bed Sheets, and Mardi Gras Beads / Norma Bowles -- Feminist Mentorship in the Academy: Revolutionary Feminism in Action / Jennifer A. Boisvert -- Mothering Out of Place: Deconstructing the Maternal Wall in Academia / Jeanine Silveira Stewart -- pt. II Negotiating the Academy -- Post-Tenure: A Performance of Blatant Subversion / Kathleen Juhl -- "Mothering Language" in the Academic Workplace / Ellen Mayock -- On the Front Lines: Feminist Activism in a Catholic University / Jane A. Rinehart -- |
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Contents note continued: Motherhood Status and the Limits of Flexibility: Recognition and Invisibility among Women Faculty at a Public Liberal Arts University / Alice A. Weldon -- The Tender Track / Sara Warner |
| Summary |
"If the classroom is a potentially radical space, then feminists in educational institutions can act as agents of radicalization. However, efforts to breach ideological boundaries continue to present challenges to these activists. This collection of eleven critical essays unites scholars from various disciplines to explore how feminists live, survive, and thrive in the Academy"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Feminism and higher education.
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Feminism and education.
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Women -- Education (Higher) -- Political aspects.
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Women educators.
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| Author |
Mayock, Ellen C. (Ellen Cecilia), 1965-
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Radulescu, Domnica, 1961-
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| LC no. |
2010020399 |
| ISBN |
9780786445684 softcover alkaline paper |
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