Theorizing backlash : philosophical reflections on the resistance to feminism
Contrary to the popular belief that feminism has gained a foothold in many disciplines, the essays collected in this volume argue that feminism is still actively resisted in mainstream academia. The work considers the professional, philosophical and personal backlashes against feminist thought.
xxiii, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
9780742513730, 9780742513747, 0742513734, 0742513742
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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