Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment

What kind of feminist would be accused of sexual harassment? Gallop uses her dramatic personal experience to suggest that antiharassment has been transformed into a sensationalist campaign against sexuality itself.

About the author

Jane Gallop is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. She is the author of numerous books, including Thinking Through the Body, The Daughter’s Seduction, and Around 1981: Academic Feminist Literary Theory.

Summary

In 1993, amid considerable attention from the national academic community, Jane Gallop, a prominent feminist professor of literature, was accused of sexual harassment by two of her women graduate students. In this book, she tells the story of how and why she was charged with sexual harassment and what resulted from the accusations.

Product details

• Authors: GALLOP, Jane Gallop, Jane Gallop
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.1997
• EAN: 9780822319184
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1918-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 202 mm x 134 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 154 g
• Series: Public Planet Books; Public Planet Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Umgang mit Missbrauch, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SELF-HELP / Abuse