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Professing feminism : education and indoctrination in women's studies / Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge.

Author/creator Patai, Daphne, 1943-
Other author/creatorKoertge, Noretta.
Format Book and Print
EditionNew and expanded ed.
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2003.
Descriptionxxv, 426 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction to the new enlarged edition. Cautionary tales from the strange world of women's studies -- Women's studies in the new millennium. Rhetoric and reality in women's studies / Patai. Unmentionables. Hierarchy is a "guy" thing. Where's the patriarchy? Dissenting voices. Recruiting adherents. Policing the academy / Patai. Feminist pedagogy redux. "Antifeminist intellectual harassment" Why not a feminist overhaul of higher education? Protecting some speech. Going "Bolivarian" with a feminist twist. New sexual orthodoxies. Feminists take on science : tilting with the evil empire / Koertge. Feminist incursions into science pedagogy. The empire fights back : Gross, Levitt, and Sokal. Three exemplars of post-science wars writings : Schiebinger, Potter, and Fausto-Sterling. The chilly climate within women's studies for science students. Women's studies vis--̉vis science studies? Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002011041
ISBN0739104543 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0739104551 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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