Feminist scholarship is sometimes dismissed as not quite βproperβ knowledge β itβs too political or subjective, many argue. But what are the boundaries of βproperβ knowledge? Who defines them, and how are they changing? How do feminists negotiate them? And how does this boundary-work affect womenβs
Academic Pathfinders. Knowledge Creation and Feminist Scholarship
β Scribed by Patricia J. Gumport
- Publisher
- IAP - Information Age Publishing
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 220
- Series
- Greenwood Studies in Higher Education
- Category
- Library
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