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The Politics of Women's Studies and Men's Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Mary Libertin
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Abstract

This paper is a response to the problematic relation between men's studies and women's studies; it is also a particular response to Harry Brod's discussion of the theoretical need for men's studies programs in his article “The New Men's Studies: From Feminist Theory to Gender Scholarship.” The paper argues that a male feminist would be more effective in a women's studies program, that the latter already includes research about the experiences of both males and females. Although future research on both genders is needed, the paper argues that there does not currently exist a gap in theory or in practice in women's studies programs, as Brod claims. The paper argues in favor of both men and women working together to strengthen and broaden women's studies programs in existence and encourages the creation of more programs and more study of gender issues.

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Hypatia , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , Summer 1987 , pp. 143 - 152
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Copyright © 1987 by Hypatia, Inc.

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