Seriously! : investigating crashes and crises as if women mattered / Cynthia Enloe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enloe, Cynthia H., 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Women.

Male domination (Social structure).

Financial crises.

Physical Description:

xv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

Summary:

In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And who gets to bestow the label "serious" on others? Here, Enloe investigates the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair and the banking crash of 2008, the subsequent recession, as well as UN peacekeeping and the ongoing Egyptian revolution. Each case study highlights the gritty experiences of women in diverse circumstances-in banks, on the job market, in war zones, and in revolutions. Enloe delivers fresh insights into what fuels the cultures of hyper-risk taking, of sexual harassment, and the denial of women's post-war security. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Who Is "Taken Seriously"? 1

2 Launching and Naming: Sexual Harassment and One Women's-Studies Story 19

3 The Mundane Matters: Why Feminists Take Daily Life Seriously 39

4 DSK, Vikings, and the Smartest Guys: Masculinities in the Banking Crash of 2008 49

5 Women in Recession: Austerity and Misogyny 86

6 Militarism, Patriarchy, and Peace Movements: In Conversation with Cynthia Cockburn 114

7 Failing to Secure the Peace: Patriarchal Assumptions and Their Consequences for UN Operations in Haiti; A Conversation with Nadine Puechguirbal 124

8 Egyptian Women, Feminism, Revolutions: The Dinner Party 151

9 Conclusion: In the Eye of the Beholder 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520275362

0520275365

9780520275379

0520275373

OCLC:

838792318