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Social Justice Feminism, Kristin (Brandser) Kalsem, Verna L. Williams
Social Justice Feminism, Kristin (Brandser) Kalsem, Verna L. Williams
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For the past three years, women leaders from national groups, grassroots organizations, academia and beyond have gathered to address dissonance in the women's movement, particularly dissatisfaction with the movement's emphasis on women privileged on account of their race, class, or sexuality. At these meetings of the New Women's Movement Initiative (NWMI), advocates who no longer want to do feminism have articulated a desire for social justice feminism. This article analyzes what such a shift might mean for feminist practice and legal theory.
Drawing on history, specifically the work of the women behind the Brandeis brief in the Muller v. Oregon …
Three Snapshots Of Scholarly Engagement: Catharine Mackinnon’S Ethical Entrenchment, Transformative Politics, And Personal Commitment, Adrienne D. Davis
Three Snapshots Of Scholarly Engagement: Catharine Mackinnon’S Ethical Entrenchment, Transformative Politics, And Personal Commitment, Adrienne D. Davis
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One of Catharine MacKinnon's germinal works calls attention to the political effects of modifiers. So, I was intrigued by the modifier of the conference panel that sparked this essay, the "engaged" scholar. I was struck by the quite distinct connotations invoked by this modifier. Of course there is the use I believe was envisioned by the plenary organizers as characterizing Professor MacKinnon's stunning body of legal work: engaged as in connected to something, seriously paying attention to consequences, rigorous and sustained involvement with a subject. Yet there are other connotations of engaged that I think are also helpful in understanding …