UNSPECIFIED. (2006) Imagination, hope and the positive face of feminism: pro/feminist pedagogy in 'post' feminist times? STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 31 (4). pp. 469-482. ISSN 0307-5079

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Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the way in which a group of students at one UK university mobilised their interest in and commitment to pro/feminist values and ideals through the establishment of a student society geared towards combating anti-sexism. Placing the students at the centre of the discussion, the article describes the various strategies adopted by the group to proselytise their views and how, through the utilisation of a range of resources, they sustained a programme of political activism around issues of gender inequalities. Highlighting the possible connections between pedagogic practice, classroom experience and extra-curricular activity, the article demonstrates the ways in which the teaching and learning process might facilitate student engagement with a broader set of ideas about life both inside and outside of the university setting. Within the context of ongoing change surrounding UK higher education, and the heavily gendered institutional climate which this supports, the article provides evidence to suggest that curricular design and delivery can impact upon student motivations towards a contemporary and, it is argued, transgressive and transformative, reworking of feminist principles and ideals.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education
Journal or Publication Title:	STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
ISSN:	0307-5079
Date:	August 2006
Volume:	31
Number:	4
Number of Pages:	14
Page Range:	pp. 469-482
Identification Number:	10.1080/03075070600800616
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/33351

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