Feminist Academics: Creative Agents For Change / Edition 1

by Louise Morley, Val Walsh

Overview

This text explores questions of feminist interventions in academic institutions, covering both the structure and culture of such places and the social divisions between women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748402991
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/20/1995
Series:	Gender and Society Series
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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.