Teaching Feminist Activism

Strategies from the Field
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-93186-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 641 g

From theoretical analysis to practical teaching tools, an indispensable guide for educators seeking to link feminist theory and activism to their teaching. Included are web sites, videos, recommended texts, and additional course outlines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Naples, Nancy A.

Bojar, Karen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction1. Teaching Feminist Activism Experientially - Karen Bojar and Nancy NaplesI. Theorizing Experiential Learning and Activist Strategies2. The Dynamics of Critical Pedagogy, Experiential Learning and Feminist Praxis in Women's Studies - Nancy A. Naples3. Collaborative Learning, Subversive Teaching, and Activism - Jane A. Rinehart4. Challenging the 'Academic/Real World' Divide - Catherine M. Orr5. Teaching Feminist Activism: Probing our Assumptions, Analyzing our Choices - Karen BojarII. Teaching Feminist Politics Experientially6. Teaching Community Action in the Introductory Women's Studies Classroom - Nancy A. Naples7. Bridging Feminist Theory and Feminist Practice in a Senior Seminar - Jennifer L. Rexroat8. Activism and the Women's Studies Curriculum - Ellen Cronan RoseIII. Teaching Intersectionality: The Politics of Gender, Race, Class, and Globalization9. Global Feminism and Activism in a Women's Studies Practicum - Kayann Short10. Globalization and Radical Feminist Pedagogy - Anna M. Agathangelou11. Activism and Alliance Within Campus Sisterhood Organizations - Simona J. Hill12. The Individual and Collective Rewards of Community-Based Service Learning - Patricia WashingtonIV. Women's Studies, Experiential Education, and Community Partnership13. Building Feminist Educational Alliances - Melissa Kesler Gilbert and Catherine Sameh14. The Atlanta Semester Program in Women's Leadership and Social Change - Isa Williams15. Women Studies and the Women and Poverty Public Education Initiative - Katherine Rhoades, Anne Statham and Mary Kay Scheiter16. A Women's Studies Foray into Web Site Development - Rebecca Anne AllahyariConclusion17. Reflections on the Present and Future of Feminist Praxis in Women's Studies - Karen Bojar and Nancy A. NaplesWorks CitedResources: Student Internship Settings Web Sites - Rebecca Anne AllahyariAdditional Resources: Reference Guides, Publications, Videos, and Web Sites for Teaching Feminist Activism - Joan Ariel and Jennifer RogersContributors

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy Naples is Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Connecticut, and the author of several books including Community Activism and Feminist Politics. Karen Bojar is Professor of English and Women's Studies at the Community College of Philadelphia.