Feminist knowledge, in particular feminist theory, was increasingly more abstract and distant from the everyday challenges facing women in the outside world. Not all feminist academics played this game, but we were facing other problems that worked against maintaining our connections with activism. This left little time or energy for activism. Early career feminist academics were also under pressure. Where my own generation were largely left alone to do whatever research we felt like at the beginning of our careers, as long as we fulfilled our basic teaching commitments, new academics recruits are expected to undertake a teaching qualification, apply successfully for research grants, publish in reputable journals, create impact and be accountable for their intellectual productivity.
Yet feminist research and teaching in universities continues to thrive — and not all of it is divorced from activist concerns.
Brah Such knowledge can be a focus for exploring differences and inequalities among women. There is another important reason. Gender is, as has long been recognised, an Anglophone concept, one that is not understood globally. Another distinction is difference in their motif.
It not only focuses on the fuller understanding of women in society but also stresses on the need of development of new criteria and methods for assessing the status of women in all spheres of life. It discusses not only women but also study queer theory and masculinity. It is an interdisciplinary field that concentrates on the new scholarship in Women and Men Studies. Sex VS Gender Debate. Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary study or field that analyses constructions of gender in society, often with reference to class, race, sexuality, and other sociological characteristics.
Although some people tend to use the words gender and sex interchangeably, there is a distinct difference between them. Sex or sexuality refers to the biological or physiological difference between men and women; however, gender refers to the social and cultural constructions of masculinity and femininity. As of today, the program has grown to include curriculum for credit toward the Core Curriculum in the area of the Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Additionally, since the Women's Studies Program participates in the Graduate Certificate Program GCP , offering a specialist inter-disciplinary sub-field in women's, gender, and identity studies for doctoral and master's degree candidates.
The GCP also functions as a stand-alone credential useful for professionals. If you are interested in adding to your critical thinking skills and focusing on a career that intersects multiple perspectives of diversity, our program will be a good addition to your academic plan. For more information see the following:.
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