Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women's StudiesFeminists have often called Women's Studies "the academic arm of the women's movement". With over 600 Women's Studies programs in existence throughout the United States, academic feminism is now a strong presence on college campuses - and beyond. But, as Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge charge in this hard-hitting book, the attempt to make Women's Studies serve a political agenda has led to deeply problematic results: dubious scholarship, pedagogical practices that resemble indoctrination more than education, and the alienation of countless potential supporters. The authors interviewed dozens of women - professors, students, and staffers - who, like themselves, have invested much time and effort in Women's Studies. These women speak eloquently of their frustration and even despair over the problems and conflicts they experienced in programs where a feminist agenda has been relentlessly pursued. Faced with intolerance and "ideological policing" on the part of both activist colleagues and true-believer students, some of these women withdrew altogether; others, while maintaining their formal association with Women's Studies, took inner flight. All are troubled and alarmed about the future of feminism in the academy. To reveal the root causes of these tensions and animosities, Patai and Koertge present an incisive analysis of the self-defeating ideological games feminists play in colleges and universities, among them IDPOL (identity politics), WORDMAGIC, TOTAL REJ, and BIODENIAL, an extreme form of social constructionism. The authors call on feminists in the academy to abandon their self-destructive ways if they are to regain the positive vision that attracted so many people to feminism inthe first place. |
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But most men, contrary to the apparent meaning of the claim that they are all
potential rapists, do not in fact express a desire to rape. When confronted with
this objection, feminist theorists quickly deny that they think all men have such a ...
But most men, contrary to the apparent meaning of the claim that they are all
potential rapists, do not in fact express a desire to rape. When confronted with
this objection, feminist theorists quickly deny that they think all men have such a ...
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rape be extended to cases where women, though not subjected to forced sex, are
cajoled into unwanted sexual activities — cases where, as she put it (alluding to
Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale), the woman would ...
rape be extended to cases where women, though not subjected to forced sex, are
cajoled into unwanted sexual activities — cases where, as she put it (alluding to
Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale), the woman would ...
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Imagine trying to discover what it is that makes some men commit rape, in the
conventional sense of the term, if rape is defined according to Dworkin and
MacKinnon. Until the relevant concepts are defined more specifically, skepticism
about ...
Imagine trying to discover what it is that makes some men commit rape, in the
conventional sense of the term, if rape is defined according to Dworkin and
MacKinnon. Until the relevant concepts are defined more specifically, skepticism
about ...
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PROFESSING FEMINISM: Cautionary Tales from Inside the Strange World of Women's Studies
Reseña de usuario - KirkusTwo academics raise disturbing questions about the practices and goals of contemporary classroom feminism. Using interviews with faculty in self-imposed ``exile'' from women's studies programs, many ... Leer reseña completa
Professing feminism: cautionary tales from the strange world of women's studies
Reseña de usuario - Not Available - Book VerdictDismayed by what they claim are the dogmatic methods inherent in many women's studies programs, Patai and Koertge, two feminist academics, urgently call for introspection and reform. Recounting the ... Leer reseña completa
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Introduction to the World of Womens Studies l | 1 |
Cautionary Tales from Women Who Walked Away ll | 11 |
Playing the Oppression Sweepstakes | 44 |
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