Synopses & Reviews
Though all women are women, no woman is only a woman, wrote Elizabeth Spelman in
The Inessential Woman. Gone are the days when feminism translated simply into the advocacy of equality for women. Women's interests are not always aligned; race, class, and sexuality complicate the equation. In recent years, feminist ideologies have become increasingly diverse. Today, one feminist's most ardent political opponent may well be another feminist. As feminism grows increasingly diverse, the time has come to ask a painful and frequently avoided question: what does it mean for women to oppress women?
This pathbreaking, provocative anthology addresses this troublesome dilemma from various feminist perspectives, offering an interdisciplinary collection of writings that widens our understanding of oppression to take into account women who are at odds. The book examines the social, political, and psychological ramifications of this phenomenon, as evidenced in a range of texts, from women's antislavery writing to women's anti-abortion writing, from mother-daughter incest stories to maternal surrogacy narratives, from the Bible to the popular romance nove, from Jane Austen to Alice Walker.
The value of the volume is perhaps best summed up by an early response to the ideaThis is a book that should never be written; feminists should concentrate on how men oppress women. Ironically, it is precisely because the subject triggers such responses, the authors argue, that a volume such as Feminist Nightmares has become a necessity.
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"This important anthology reminds us that sisterhood is what we have to work towards not something we can assume as given on the basis of some alleged commonality of biology. It teaches that such work requires grappling with differences which cut to the core of who women are and what women want. This is a must read for all those who are willing to face such work as well as for those who have not yet grasped its necessity." -Linda Nicholson,Professor, State University of New York at Albany and editor of the series Thinking Gender
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"Guides one through the different tools and gives instruction on how to use these tools effectively in the classroom." -Ashland Theological,
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"The communication revolution associated with the Internet and world-wide web has important implications for learning. The Wired Professor is a blend of history of the web, mechanics of searching online and posting web sites, but most importantly it offers clear-headed suggestions on how to best exploit this new power for education--not merely novelty or amusement. The next few years will be a time of experimentation in educational uses of the web, and teachers and students alike will profit from the ideas presented in this book." -David G. Stork,Stanford University
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"The Wired Professor combines the best of Internet history and hands-on experiences to guide educators through the maze that is the Net. The book is thoughtful, pointed, and engaging. It will develop one's technical skills and critical faculties, and will be of interest and use to educators in most any discipline, in most any setting. A major contribution to our body of knowledge about the Internet." -Steve Jones,University of Illinois, Chicago
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"No revolution was ever brought about by visions and visionaries. Rather, change comes from the day to day efforts of real people in their real jobs. In The Wired Professor, Keating and Hargitai get down to the nitty gritty of turning visions into reality by providing real-world, tangible solutions to educators trying to make sense of the information revolution." -Selena Sol,creator of the Selena Sol Script Archive and current President of Extropia.com
Synopsis
Though all women are women, no woman is only a woman, wrote Elizabeth Spelman in
The Inessential Woman. Gone are the days when feminism translated simply into the advocacy of equality for women. Women's interests are not always aligned; race, class, and sexuality complicate the equation. In recent years, feminist ideologies have become increasingly diverse. Today, one feminist's most ardent political opponent may well be another feminist. As feminism grows increasingly diverse, the time has come to ask a painful and frequently avoided question: what does it mean for women to oppress women?
This pathbreaking, provocative anthology addresses this troublesome dilemma from various feminist perspectives, offering an interdisciplinary collection of writings that widens our understanding of oppression to take into account women who are at odds. The book examines the social, political, and psychological ramifications of this phenomenon, as evidenced in a range of texts, from women's antislavery writing to women's anti-abortion writing, from mother-daughter incest stories to maternal surrogacy narratives, from the Bible to the popular romance nove, from Jane Austen to Alice Walker.
The value of the volume is perhaps best summed up by an early response to the ideaThis is a book that should never be written; feminists should concentrate on how men oppress women. Ironically, it is precisely because the subject triggers such responses, the authors argue, that a volume such as Feminist Nightmares has become a necessity.
Synopsis
The Internet is rapidly becoming a necessary and natural part of the way we access information.
The Wired Professor provides instructors with the necessary skills and intellectual framework for effectively working with and understanding this new tool and medium.
Written for teachers with limited experience on the Internet, The Wired Professor is a collegial, hands-on guide on how to build and manage instruction-based web pages and sites. In addition to practical tips, this book incorporates discussions on a variety of topics from the history of networks, publishing, and computers to hotly debated issues such as the pedagogical challenges posed by computer-aided instruction and distance learning. These discussions are geared to the non-computer savvy reader and written with an eye to allow instructors to maximize use of the Internet as a creative medium, a research resource of unparalleled dimension, and a community building tool.
The Wired Professor comes with a companion web site that contains additional material, such as discussions on design and links to the resources discussed in the book.Companion web site URL:
http://www.nyupress.nyu.edu/professor.html
About the Author
Susan Ostrov Weisser is Professor of English at Adelphi University and Academic Director of the Bard College Clemente Program in the Humanities in Harlem, New York City. She is co-editor of Feminist Nightmares: Women at Odds and author of A Craving Vacancy: Women and Sexual Love in the British Novel, 1740-1880, also available from NYU Press.