Women of Color: Defining the Issues, Hearing the Voices (Contributions in Women's Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313314144 ISBN 13: 9780313314148

Publisher: Praeger, 2001

Synopsis

Beginning in the late 1960s, women's studies scholars worked to introduce courses on the history, literature, and philosophies of women. While these initial efforts were rather general, women's studies programs have started to give increasing amounts of attention to the special concerns of women of color. The topic itself is politically charged, and there is growing awareness that the issues facing women of color are diverse and complex. Expert contributors offer chapters on the major concerns facing women of color in the modern world, particularly in the United States and Latin America.

Each chapter treats one or more groups of women who have been underrepresented in women's studies scholarship or have had their experiences misinterpreted, including African Americans, Latina Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Women of Color includes chapters on theories related to race, gender, and identity. One section provides discussions of literature by women of color, including works by such authors as Toni Morrison and Maxine Hong Kingston. The book also focuses on the place of women of color in higher education, including chapters on women of color and the women's studies curriculum, and the role of librarians in shaping women's studies programs.

About this title

Book Description:

Discusses the issues facing women of color in contemporary society, the representation of these issues in modern American literature, and the place of women of color in higher education.

About the Author:

DIANE LONG HOEVELER is Professor of English and Coordinator of the Women's Studies Program at Marquette University. She has published numerous books, and her articles have appeared in such journals as Studies in Short Fiction, 19th-century Literature, and Essays in Literature.

JANET K. BOLES is Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, where she teaches courses on the politics of race, gender, and ethnicity and on women in American politics. Her previous books include The Egalitarian City (Praeger, 1985).

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0313314144
• ISBN 13: 9780313314148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Hoeveler Diane Long, Boles Janet K.