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Theorizing backlash : philosophical reflections on the resistance to feminism / edited by Anita M. Superson and Ann E. Cudd.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism.
- Feminist theory.
- Sexism.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 269 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [publisher not identified], [2002]
- Summary:
- Contrary to the popular belief that feminism has gained a foothold in the many disciplines of the academy, the essays collected in Theorizing Backlash argue that feminism is still actively resisted in mainstream academia. Contributors to this volume consider the professional, philosophical, and personal backlashes against feminist thought, and reflect upon their ramifications. The conclusion is that the disdain and irrational resentment of feminism, even in higher education, amounts to a backlash against progress.
- Contents:
- Conceptualizing backlash. Analyzing backlash to progressive social movements / Ann E. Cudd
- Backlash against feminist theory. The backlash against feminist philosophy / Keith Burgess-Jackson. Feminist epistemology as whipping-girl / Mark Owen Webb. The backlash against feminist legal theory / Martha Chamallas
- Backlash from the ivory tower : personal and political. Welcome to the boys' club : male socialization and the backlash against feminism in tenure decisions / Anita M. Superson. Parenting and other human casualties in the pursuit of academic excellence / Cynthia Willett. Politicizing the personal and other tales from the front lines / Julie E. Maybee
- Student backlash against feminism. Marginalized voices : challenging dominant privilege in higher education / Carol A. Moeller. Transforming resistance : shifting the burden of proof in the feminist classroom / Alisa L. Carse and Debra A. DeBruin. Sexism in the classroom : the role of gender stereotypes in the evaluation of female faculty / Anita M. Superson
- Where Progress? When sexual harassment is protected speech : facing the forces of backlash in academe / Ann E. Cudd. Women in philosophy : a forty-year perspective on academic backlash / Linda A. Bell.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742513734
- 0742513742
- OCLC:
- 48967884
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