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Mothers in Academia

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Description for Mothers in Academia Hardback. Editor(s): Castaneda, Mari; Isgro, Kirsten. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Featuring forthright testimonials by women who are or have been mothers as undergraduates, graduate students, academic staff, administrators, and professors, Mothers in Academia intimately portrays the experiences of women at various stages of motherhood while theoretically and empirically considering the conditions of working motherhood as academic life has become more laborious. As higher learning institutions have moved toward more corporate-based models of teaching, immense structural and cultural changes have transformed women's academic lives and, by extension, their families. Hoping to push reform as well as build recognition and a sense of community, this collection offers several potential solutions for integrating ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231160049
SKU
V9780231160049
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About Mari (Edi Casta Eda
Mari Castaneda is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and the director of diversity advancement for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the coeditor of Soap Operas and Telenovelas in the Digital Age: Global Industries and New Audiences. Kirsten Isgro is an assistant professor in the Department of ... Read more

Reviews for Mothers in Academia
The coverage in these essays is comprehensive and impressively diverse. They prove very useful to other academic mothers (and, perhaps, fathers) who feel alone and need confirmation that the problem is not personal but cultural and structural.
Heather Hewett, State University of New York, New Paltz Deftly unpacks complex issues, emotions, and professional questions.
Victoria Rosner, Columbia University ... Read more

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