Womens Studies for the Future: Foundations, Interrogations, Politics

One approach for cementing the interstices between these fields is offered by Janet R. Jakobsen who advocates interstructure whereby minority and women's studies disciplines "dynamically interrelate these programs" through team-teaching, [End Page ] concentrations, and other such methods. For example, concentrations would allow students of Women's Studies to concentrate in minority studies and vice versa. Feminist scholars exist in paradox. For those who inhabit this position negotiating the paradoxes can be something of an art form.

We teach about oppression in the midst of privilege, fight for greater recognition even as it often means greater co-optation. We work for change within institutions while in the process of "becoming" the institutions—being produced by them. Of growing interest to Women's Studies is the issue of globalization. Feminist Solidarity through Anticapitalist Struggles" and Miranda Joseph, Prita Ramamurthy, and Alys Eve Weinbaum's "Towards a New Feminist Internationalism," warn against the "form of feminist globalization with deep ties to older forms of colonialism and imperialism" Both articles encourage feminist scholarship that subverts capitalist globalization and incorporates the "bodies and labor of women and girls that constitute the heart of these struggles" Mohanty illustrates her point by citing feminist scientist Vandava Shiva's work with practitioners of indigenous medicine and their fight against the World Trade Organization's intellectual property rights agreements.

Particularly helpful for the women's studies instructor who wishes to bring worldwide women into her classroom are Mohanty's Antiglobalization Pedagogies, which designate categories that exemplify how international feminism has been taught so far. Feminist Solidarity Through Anticapitalist Struggles. Theory and the Practice of Womens Studies.

Toward a New Feminist Internationalism. New Productions of Gender and Science. Womens Studies Neoliberalism and the Paradox of the Political.

Practicing What We Teach. Antifeminism and the Classroom. Imagining Our Way Together.

A Manifesto for Womens Studies. Preview this item Preview this item. Women's studies for the future: English View all editions and formats Summary: Established as an academic field in the s, women's studies is a relatively young but rapidly growing area of study.

Not only has the number of scholars working in this subject expanded exponentially, but women's studies has become institutionalized, offering graduate degrees and taking on departmental status in many colleges and universities. At the same time, this field-formed in the wake of the feminist movement-is finding itself in a precarious position in what is now often called a "post-feminist" society.

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This raises challenging issues for faculty, students, and administrators. How must the field adjust its goals and methods to continue to affect change in the future? Bringing together essays by newcomers as well as veterans to the field, this essential volume addresses timely questions including: What is the focus of women's studies?

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How can women's studies fulfill the promise of interdisciplinarity? What is the continuing place of activism in women's studies?

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What are the best ways to think about, teach, and act upon the intersections of race, class, gender, disability, nation, and sexuality? Offering innovative models for research and teaching and compelling new directions for action, Women's Studies for the Future ensures the continued relevance and influence of this developing field.

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Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Internet resource Document Type: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy Agatha Beins. This volume addresses questions on the subject of women's studies. Offering innovative models for research and teaching and compelling new directions for action, 'Women's Studies for the Future' ensures the continued relevance and influence of this developing field.

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