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"Feminism in Action" is Jean O'Barr's firsthand account of two
decades spent working to promote the cause of higher education for
women through the establishment of women's studies programs. The
book brings together revised versions of O'Barr's most significant
presentations on the subject, from a 1976 talk to incoming Duke
University students, through original essays that document the
process of institutional change, to a 1993 lecture on the impact of
race on discussions of gender. Striking the perfect balance between
a theoretical sense of what feminism proposes and a practical sense
of what is politically feasible, these essays pose--and help to
answer--basic questions about the role of women's studies programs
in the academy. Exactly what kinds of changes do such programs
instigate? How do they work, institutionally? What accounts for
their extraordinary success in supporting higher education for all
women, from recent high school graduates to older returning
students? Written in a lively, anecdotal style and supplemented by
personal testimonies from students and colleagues, the essays
provide not only a valuable history of the field of women's studies
but a concrete blueprint for current and future programs. from the
book From a student point of view, the way in which women and
gender are presented and discussed appears as important as their
mere mention as topics, if not more so. Such student observations
suggest that individual faculty members function as 'gatekeepers'
of knowledge to a much greater degree than disciplines or
departments do. . . . Students require active preparation and
encouragement if they are to be able to transfer information
learned in the context of a women's studies class into other
courses.
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