1st Edition
Feminist Academics Creative Agents For Change
224 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
224 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
224 Pages
by
Taylor & Francis
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This text brings together leading feminists who explore questions of feminist interventions in organisations of knowledge production, covering both the structure and culture of academic institutions and the social divisions between women. Feminism is located as a force for change, empowering women to gain a political understanding and providing a methodology for new approaches to teaching,... Read more
Introduction; Organisational Culture in the Academy; Black Women as 'other' in the Academy; Haystacks in my Mind: How to Stay Sane, Angry and Feminist in the 1990s; Lesbian Realities versus Equal Opportunities in the Academy; Ascending the Tower: Living in the Mind; Transgression: Feminism and Institutionalisation; My Mother's Voice?: On Being 'Uncivilised' in Academia; Measuring the Muse: Creativity, Writing and Career Development; Challenging Racism and Sexism in Academia; Empowering Working Class Women at Academic Conferences; Birthing an Academic Career.
Biography
Louise Morley, Val Walsh
