From Library Journal
In this study, McDermott (American studies, Univ. of Maryland) finds that "feminist academic journals have been drawn completely inside the university and have only tenuous connections to the splintered and withered community movement." McDermott sets out to discuss feminist publishing and the underground press but ends up roaming aimlessly; she gives a long definition of what a feminist journal is that becomes difficult to meet. Though she focuses on the university journals Feminist Studies, Frontiers, and Signs, she also appends a list of 32 feminist academic journals in the United States. Full of notes and jargon perhaps necessary to satisfy the "gatekeepers"-those who set the standard for the academic system-this work is finally relevant only to journalism, political science, and women's studies collections.
Helen Rippier Wheeler, formerly of UC-Berkeley, SLIS
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Helen Rippier Wheeler, formerly of UC-Berkeley, SLIS
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
... information is surprising. Her complex arguments presented in a clear, well-documented style, and her theoretical framework is useful. -- Contemporary Sociology
...offers more than its title suggests. ...question of what makes scholarship feminist makes its way into this ... important book. -- CHOICE: Current Review of Academic Books, June 1995
..explores the relationship between feminism, power, and the production of academic knowledge. ...offers a badly needed account ...thought-provoking questions. -- History of Education Quarterly, Fall 1996
While concentrating on leading journals, she touches on other academic publications and the whole book is entertaining and highly informative. -- Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 1995
...offers more than its title suggests. ...question of what makes scholarship feminist makes its way into this ... important book. -- CHOICE: Current Review of Academic Books, June 1995
..explores the relationship between feminism, power, and the production of academic knowledge. ...offers a badly needed account ...thought-provoking questions. -- History of Education Quarterly, Fall 1996
While concentrating on leading journals, she touches on other academic publications and the whole book is entertaining and highly informative. -- Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 1995
