Help! I am really in a rut as far as justifying why my academic
institution needs a Women's Studies minor...I have gotton some great
statistics and references, but this is not enough..I need feedback of
personal experiences in justifying feminism to some faculty members
who have a great deal of pull and who are adamantly against the
program. (there is also some debate over whether the name should be
called women's studies or gender studies.) Any ideas, solutions,
rebuttals, ways to keep calm in the face of all this...any ideas that
are beneficial are welcome. Thanks!
Kim Nasief
Centre College
Danville, Ky. 40422
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Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:22:41 -0600 (CST)
From: "P. M. Burnham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: help me!
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On Tue, 6 Feb 1996, kim nasief wrote:
> Help! I am really in a rut as far as justifying why my academic
> institution needs a Women's Studies minor...I have gotton some great
> statistics and references, but this is not enough..I need feedback of
> personal experiences in justifying feminism to some faculty members
> who have a great deal of pull and who are adamantly against the
> program. (there is also some debate over whether the name should be
> called women's studies or gender studies.) Any ideas, solutions,
> rebuttals, ways to keep calm in the face of all this...any ideas that
> are beneficial are welcome. Thanks!
I can't really help you justify the feminist studies...but the
program could be called Women's and Gender Studies. That is what is is
called at my university...we look at feminism, women's writing, and
gender issues (such as social/cultural construction of gender,
homosexuality, and gender relations). That pretty much covers both areas
of women's studies as well as looking at the other side of the issue
(men's studies).
Pam
