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Zusatztext "Difficult and complex issues are presented in a naked fashion. Stripped of the cloak of academic jargon, these essays are honest, vulnerable, and apt to induce an emotional response in readers. Krieger writes in a straightforward manner making her biases and perspectives clear. Not all readers will agree with her, but they are likely to question conceptions of gender and its influence in their lives, personally and professionally. If Krieger's hope is realized, the book will also encourage other women to tell their stories." Informationen zum Autor Susan Krieger teaches in the Program in Feminist Studies at Stanford University and is the author of The Mirror Dance: Identity in a Women's Community (1983) and Social Science and the Self: Personal Essays on an Art Form (1991). Klappentext "A magnificent read . . . a profoundly personal narrative. The Family Silver is on the cutting edge of feminist scholarship."-Verta Taylor! coeditor of Feminist Frontiers "Just as Krieger's The Mirror Dance was the first to describe the lesbian community! The Family Silver is the first book to blend the personal! familial! relational! professional! and political roles of lesbians in today's society. I loved reading it."-Esther Rothblum! editor of Journal of Lesbian Studies Zusammenfassung A collection of essays that considers the many forms of wealth, both material and emotional, that women pass on to each other. It addresses issues of central concern to feminists, postmodernists, and queer theorists and encourages different insights into how gender profoundly affects us. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE INTRODUCTION Part One Personal Settings ONE: GENDER ROLES AMONG WOMEN TWO: BECOMING A LESBIAN THREE: THE FAMILY SILVER FOUR: THE PASSING DOWN OF SORROW Part Two Academic Settings FIVE: HURTS OF THE SYSTEM SIX: SAYING NO TO A MAN SEVEN: LESBIAN IN ACADEME Part Three Feminist Teaching EIGHT: A FEMINIST CLASS NINE: SEPARATISM TEN: DESIRES FOR AN IDEAL COMMUNITY OF WOMEN NOTES...
