Not Drowning But Waving : Women, Feminism, and the Liberal Arts
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| Title: | Not Drowning But Waving : Women, Feminism, and the Liberal Arts |
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| Description: | 'Not Drowning but Waving...gestures both at the difficulties faced by feminists in the humanities in Canada and at the possibilities of hope, of new'waves'of feminism.'Twenty-two essays explore topics such as feminism in the liberal arts disciplines; the relationship of the liberal arts to the larger university; the costs and rewards for women in administration; the corporatization of university campuses; intergenerational and transcultural tensions within feminist communities; balancing personal life with professional aspirations; the relationship of feminism to cultural studies; women, social justice, and the liberal arts. Not Drowning But Waving is a welcome progress report on the variety of feminisms at work in academe and beyond. It provides crucial insights for university administrators, faculty, and literate non-specialists interested in the Arts and Humanities. |
| Authors: | Susan Brown, Jeanne Perreault, Jo-Ann Wallace, Heather Zwicker |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Women in higher education--Canada, Women in the humanities--Canada, Feminism and higher education--Canada |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 'Not Drowning but Waving...gestures both at the difficulties faced by feminists in the humanities in Canada and at the possibilities of hope, of new'waves'of feminism.'Twenty-two essays explore topics such as feminism in the liberal arts disciplines; the relationship of the liberal arts to the larger university; the costs and rewards for women in administration; the corporatization of university campuses; intergenerational and transcultural tensions within feminist communities; balancing personal life with professional aspirations; the relationship of feminism to cultural studies; women, social justice, and the liberal arts. Not Drowning But Waving is a welcome progress report on the variety of feminisms at work in academe and beyond. It provides crucial insights for university administrators, faculty, and literate non-specialists interested in the Arts and Humanities. |
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| ISBN: | 9780888645500 9780888646149 9780888646132 9780888646699 |
