{"product_id":"professing-feminism-education-and-indoctrination-in-womens-studies-9780739104545","title":"Professing Feminism Education and Indoctrination","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new and expanded edition of their controversial 1994 book, the authors update their analysis of what's gone wrong with Women's Studies programs. Their three new chapters provide a devastating and detailed examination of the routine practices found in feminst teaching and research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unsparing account of the troubles that beset Women's Studies programs should incite vigorous debate. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eFeminists should read this book seriously and debate it vigorously. In this way they would be engaging in the self-reflection and self-criticism that are necessary to strengthen feminism. -- Joan Mandle, Former Director of the Women's Studies Program, Colgate University, and author of Can We Wear Our Pearls and Still Be Feminists?\u003cbr\u003eThe answer that emerges from Professing Feminism is clear: Whatever Women's Studies in its present form may be, a scholarly or intellectual enterprise it is not. . . . This witty and informative book also is an excellent read. * The Washington Times *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for anyone involved in Women's Studies. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is certain to start a firestorm within the North American academic feminist movement. * Asahi Evening News, (Tokyo) *\u003cbr\u003eIn this illuminating book, Patai and Koertge show that . . . in many universities Women's Studies programs have been transformed into political pressure groups or religious cults. The authors' analysis of the situation, based on expert examination of eyewitnesses, leads to the inevitable conclusion that Women's Studies, as presently professed, represents a giant step backward into educational fundamentalism. -- Mary Lefkowitz, Wellesley College\u003cbr\u003eThis book seeks not to kill Women's Studies, but to save it. Feminists should listen closely. * National Review *\u003cbr\u003eIt is impossible not to admire the courage and integrity that inform Professing Feminism, although, as the authors know full well, it will provoke many feminists to condemn them as traitors and deny their claim to write as feminists at all. -- Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, author of \u003ci\u003eFeminism is not the Story of My Life\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction to the New Expanded Edition Part 2 Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women's Studies Chapter 3 Prologue: On Airing Dirty Linen Chapter 4 Introduction to the World of Women's Studies Chapter 5 Cautionary Tales from Women Who Walked Away Chapter 6 Ideology and Identity: Playing the Oppression Sweepstakes Chapter 7 Proselytizing and Policing in the Feminist Classroom Chapter 8 Semantic Sorcery: Rhetoric Overtakes Reality Chapter 9 BIODENIAL and Other Subversive Stratagems Chapter 10 \"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall\": Feminist Self-Scrutiny Chapter 11 Cults, Communes, and Clicks Chapter 12 From Dogma to Dialogue: The Importance of Liberal Values Part 13 Women's Studies in the New Millennium Chapter 14 Rhetoric and Reality in Women's Studies Chapter 15 Policing the Academy Chapter 16 Feminists Take on Science: Tilting with the Evil Empire Chapter 17 Conclusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037380280663,"sku":"9780739104545","price":112.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739104545.jpg?v=1750935542","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/professing-feminism-education-and-indoctrination-in-womens-studies-9780739104545","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}