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Feminist Scholarship: Kindling in the Groves of Academe
Feminist Scholarship Kindling in the Groves of Academe Author:Ellen Carol Dubois Few events over the past two decades have had a greater impact on American scholarship than the rise of the contemporary women's movement. In this book five leading feminist scholars assess the nature and extent of that impact and convey both the excitement and struggles of working in this ever-changing field. — A rigorously collaborative eff... more »ort,Feminist Scholarship focuses upon the dual disciplinary-interdisciplinary character of feminist research. The authors examine the emergence of feminist perspectives in history, literature, education, anthropology, and philosophy, as well as concern that extend beyond specific disciplines.
Part I. The view from the disciplines --
1. Feminism arises in the disciplines --
2. New visions in the disciplines --
Part II. Oppression and liberation: feminist questions as guides for research --
3. Women's oppression: understanding the dimensions --
4. Liberation and equality: old questions reconsidered --
Part III. The response of the disciplines --
5. Ten years of feminist scholarship; the response of the disciplines« less