EBOOK Transforming Knowledge
Opis
Public Talks on Women&'s Studies, 1976-2032
In this collection of essays, Jean O&'Barr offers a historical archive of how we have thought about feminism, women&'s studies, and the transformation of knowledge over the years, painting a detailed picture of what it looks like to change both knowledge and structures on a university campus. A record of O&'Barr&'s personal and professional journey-one that paralleled the growth of the women&'s movement and the development of women&'s studies-Transforming Knowledge reflects the belief that women&'s studies is as much about institutional change as it is about content. The first section provides an overview of the conceptual frameworks O&'Barr developed to analyze institutions and their hesitancy to embrace change; the second describes how she created feminist change and found the frameworks for explaining it to others; and the third is retrospective in tone, reflecting on lessons learned over four decades of doing this work. Feminists will find both examples and inspiration in O&'Barr&'s essays on how to change the institutions they are a part of and expand and transform the knowledge we all share.
In this collection of essays, Jean O&'Barr offers a historical archive of how we have thought about feminism, women&'s studies, and the transformation of knowledge over the years, painting a detailed picture of what it looks like to change both knowledge and structures on a university campus. A record of O&'Barr&'s personal and professional journey-one that paralleled the growth of the women&'s movement and the development of women&'s studies-Transforming Knowledge reflects the belief that women&'s studies is as much about institutional change as it is about content. The first section provides an overview of the conceptual frameworks O&'Barr developed to analyze institutions and their hesitancy to embrace change; the second describes how she created feminist change and found the frameworks for explaining it to others; and the third is retrospective in tone, reflecting on lessons learned over four decades of doing this work. Feminists will find both examples and inspiration in O&'Barr&'s essays on how to change the institutions they are a part of and expand and transform the knowledge we all share.