Women's Studies on Its Own: A Next Wave Reader in Institutional Change

by Robyn Wiegman and Dashka Slater

Book Overview

"We thought the study of women would be a temporary phase; eventually we would all go back to our disciplines."--Gloria Bowles, From the Afterword

Since the 1970s, Women's Studies has grown from a volunteerist political project to a full-scale academic enterprise. Women's Studies on Its Own assesses the present and future of the field, demonstrating how institutionalization has extended a vital, ongoing intellectual project for a new generation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822329867
• ISBN13: 9780822329862
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"