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: 9780739105825
• ISBN10: 0739105825
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-18
• 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	p. 1
Feminist Border Work: Tensions and Contradictions
"What Doesn't Kill You Will Make You Strong": Black Women and Catholic Colleges	p. 17
Cultural Barriers Facing Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students at a Catholic College	p. 33
Navigating Bi-cultural Waters	p. 59
Living Experiences: Identity, Empowerment, and Action
Women in God's Country: Teaching Gender Studies at Saint Michael's College	p. 73
Living the Experiences of a Feminist Faculty Member at a Catholic Institution	p. 89
Walking on a Wire and Weaving a Safety Net: Women's Studies and Campus Administrative Offices	p. 101
No Sleep for the Lions: Women's Leadership in Catholic Higher Education	p. 109
Social Justice: The Ideal, the Reality, and the Quest
The Impostor Phenomenon and Women in Theology	p. 123
Ex Corde: Constraint or Window of Opportunity?	p. 135
Mission and Ministry of American Catholic Colleges and Universities for the Next Century: Vocation and Dialogic Models for Social Justice	p. 145
Conclusion: Strife and Synthesis: Women and Women's Studies in Catholic Higher Education	p. 161
Index	p. 181
About the Contributors	p. 185
About the Editors	p. 187
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