Title: Is academic feminism dead? : theory in practice /
Authors: University of Minnesota.
Publisher: New York University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Feminist theory.; Feminism and education.; Women's studies.; Feminism and higher education.
Abstract: "How can feminist theory be made more relevant to the very real struggles undertaken by women of all professions, races, classes, and sexual orientations? How can it be directed into more effective social activism, and how is theory itself a form of practice?" "Feminist theory and political activism need not -- indeed cannot -- be distinct and alienated from one another. To reconcile the gulf between word and deed, scholar-activists from a broad range of disciplines here explore the ways in which practice and theory intersect and interact." "The authors argue against overly abstract and esoteric theorizing that fails its own tests of responsible political practice, and suggest alternative methods by which to understand feminist issues and attain feminist goals. They also examine the current state of affairs in the academy, exposing the ways in which universities systematically reinforce social hierarchies. To rectify this, they offer important and intelligent suggestions for curricular and structural changes." "Is Academic Feminism Dead? marks a significant step forward in relating academic and social movement feminism. It recognizes and examines the diverse realities experienced by women, as well as the changing political, cultural, and economic realities shaping contemporary feminism. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Retrofit : gender, cultural, and class exclusions in American studies / VèVè A. Clark -- Ethnocentrism/essentialism : the failure of the ontological cure / Marilyn Frye -- Maternal presumption : the personal politics of reproductive rights / Alice Adams -- Sex, gender, and same-sex marriage / Peggy Pascoe -- The virtual anthropologist / Kath Weston -- How history matters : complicating the categories of "western" and "non-western" feminisms / Mrinalini Sinha -- Bringing it all home to the bacon : a Ph. D. (packinghouse daughter) examines her legacy / Cheri Register -- Blood ties and blasphemy : American Indian women and the problem of history / Kathryn Shanley -- Ella que tiene jefes y no los ve, se queda en cueros : Chicana intellectuals (re)creating revolution / Edén E. Torres -- Being queer, being black : living out in Afro-American studies / Rhonda M. Williams -- Learning to think and teach about race and gender despite graduate school : obstacles women of color graduate students face in sociology / Mary Romero -- Anger, resentment, and the place of mind in academia / Diana L. Vélez -- Stupidity "deconstructed" / Joanna Kadi -- To challenge academic individualism / Sharon Doherty.