SUNY series in Feminist Criticism and Theory
An Anthology
- 240 pages
- English
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SUNY series in Feminist Criticism and Theory
An Anthology
About This Book
Mentorship continues to loom large in stories about women's work and personal livesâ sometimes for the better, but often for the worse. If mentors can nurture and support, they can also bitterly disappoint, reproducing the hardships they once suffered and reinforcing the same old hierarchies and inequities. The stories gathered in Feminists Reclaim Mentorship challenge our fundamental assumptions about mentorship, illuminating the obstacles that make it difficult to connect meaningfully and ethically while reimagining the possibilities for reciprocity. Does mentorship require sameness? Might we find more inventive, collaborative ways to bond than the traditional top-down model of mentoring? Drawing on their experiences in academia, creative writing, publishing, and journalism, the volume's editors, Nancy K. Miller and Tahneer Oksman, and their twenty-six contributors collectively strive for relationships that acknowledge differences alongside the importance of common bonds. Feminists Reclaim Mentorship will resonate across workspaces and arrives at a moment when the need to form feminist connections within and between generations couldn't feel more urgent.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Mutual Engagements
- Part I. Two-Way Streets: Finding Mentors / Becoming Mentors
- Part II. Rearview Mirror: Mentoring at a Distance
- Part III. The Traffic in Mentors: Horizontal Scripts
- Back Cover