Women in Catholic Higher Education Border Work, Living Experiences, and Social Justice

by Hesse-Biber, Sharlene; Leckenby, Denise; Bressler, Stephanie; Kaplan, Carey; Kuntz, Susan; Love, Patrick; McGuire, Patricia A.; Mitchem, Stephanie Y.; Cho Oh, Bonnie Bongwan; Range, Joan A.; Stetz, Margaret; Wall, Barbara E.

• ISBN13: 9780739105191
• ISBN10: 0739105191
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-24
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Delving into discourse traditionally silenced by the Catholic hierarchy, this edited collection observes the ways in which patriarchal structures often hinder women's advancement within Catholic institutions of higher learning. The contributors describe their own conflicts and successes in their attempts to negotiate their academic careers and personal lives in the context of the clash between secular and Catholic patriarchal values. The contributors suggest concrete steps toward social justice for women who teach and work in Catholic higher education.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Denise Leckenby	1	(16)
Part I Feminist Border Work: Tensions and Contradictions
l. "What Doesn't Kill You Will Make You Strong": Black Women and Catholic Colleges
Stephanie Y. Mitchem	17	(16)
2. Cultural Barriers Facing Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students at a Catholic College
Patrick Love	33	(26)
3. Navigating Bi-cultural Waters
Bonnie B. C. Oh	59	(14)
Part II Living Experiences: Identity, Empowerment, and Action
4. Women in God's Country: Teaching Gender Studies at Saint Michael's College
Carey Kaplan and Susan Kuntz	73	(16)
5. Living the Experiences of a Feminist Faculty Member at a Catholic Institution
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber	89	(12)
6. Walking on a Wire and Weaving a Safety Net: Women's Studies and Campus Administrative Offices
Margaret D. Stetz	101	(8)
7. No Sleep for the Lions: Women's Leadership in Catholic Higher Education
Patricia A. McGuire	109	(14)
Part III Social Justice: The Ideal, the Reality, and the Quest
8. The Impostor Phenomenon and Women in Theology
Joan A. Range	123	(12)
9. Ex Corde; Constraint or Window of Opportunity?
Stephanie Bressler	135	(10)
10. Mission and Ministry of American Catholic Colleges and Universities for the Next Century: Vocation and Dialogic Models for Social Justice
Barbara E. Wall	145	(16)
Conclusion
Strife and Synthesis: Women and Women's Studies in Catholic Higher Education
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Denise Leckenby	161	(20)
Index	181	(4)
About the Contributors	185	(2)
About the Editors	187