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Organising Feminisms

The Micropolitics of the Academy

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Louise Morley

    1. Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of London Institute of Education, UK

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Part of the book series: Women's Studies at York Series (WSYS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The Micropolitics of Academic Feminism

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Challenges of Feminist Research

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 11-26

  4. Equity and Change in Higher Education

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 27-46

  5. Feminism and Equity: Political Partners or Discordant Discourses?

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 47-72

  6. Between the Lines: Gender and Organisation

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 73-98

  7. Power, Pedagogy and Empowerment

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 99-127

  8. Feminist Students: Radicalism, Rights and Resistance

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 128-154

  9. Feminist Academics: Disruption, Development and Disciplines

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 155-184

  10. Concluding Comments: The Dangers of Certainty

    • Louise Morley
    Pages 185-192

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 193-215
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About this book

This study of feminism, equity and change in the academy is based on interviews with 40 feminist academics and students in Britain, Sweden and Greece. The research attempts to decode and disentangle gendered message systems and the matrix of power relations in the academy. It consists of feminist readings of the micro-processes of everyday practices. Change is interrogated in relation to feminist pedagogy, equity, organizational culture, policies and discourses of New Right reform, mass expansion and new managerialism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of London Institute of Education, UK

    Louise Morley

About the author

LOUISE MORLEY is Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies in the Institute of Education at the University of Sussex, UK. Her previous posts were at the University of Reading and in equal opportunities work for the Inner London Education Authority. She has been involved with Women's Studies both in the UK, and on an international basis. She has published widely on feminist education, power, policy, equity and empowerment in higher and professional education and public service organizations. Recent publications include Feminist Academics: Creative Agents For Change and Breaking Boundaries: Women in Higher Education (both co-edited with Val Walsh). She is currently writing a book, with Naz Rassool, on equity and school effectiveness.

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