New textbook explores a new approach to teaching women’s and gender studies
A new textbook offers instructors a new way to approach an introductory course on women’s and gender studies. Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies highlights major concepts that organize the diverse work in this field: knowledges, identities, equalities, bodies, places, and representations. The book is co-authored by Dr. Ann Braithwaite, professor and coordinator of Diversity and Social Justice Studies at UPEI, and Dr. Catherine M. Orr, professor and chair of Critical Identity Studies at Beloit College. It is published by Routledge.
Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies’ focus on “the everyday” speaks to the importance of students’ understanding the taken-for granted circumstances of their daily lives. Precisely because it is not the same for everyone, the everyday becomes the ideal location for cultivating students’ intellectual capacities as well as their political investigations and interventions. In addition to exploring each concept in detail, each chapter includes up to five short recently published readings that illuminate an aspect of that concept. Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies explores the idea that “people are different, and the world isn’t fair,” and engages students in the inevitably complicated follow-up question, “Now that we know, how shall we live?”
“This publication is of great significance for students from any faculty, even though it is most likely going to have the greatest impact in the Faculty of Arts,” said Dr. Nebojsa Kujundzic, dean of arts at UPEI. “Routledge is a world-class publishing house, and the Faculty of Arts is proud to have its scholarship disseminated so prominently. Congratulations Ann!”
Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies also has a companion website with additional information and resources for in-class support.
The University of Prince Edward Island prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions—Prince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan’s University—UPEI has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. UPEI is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.
