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ERIC Number: EJ514575
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
Feminism and Scientism.
Flynn, Elizabeth A.
College Composition and Communication, v46 n3 p353-68 Oct 1995
Argues that the recent feminist analyses of gender and power can illuminate the situation of the profession of composition studies as it has struggled for legitimacy and power within the academy. Focuses on the negative consequences of identification with the sciences and social sciences on the part of empirical researchers as the field struggled to gain status. (TB)
Descriptors: Feminism, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Political Issues, Political Power, Sex Bias, Teacher Attitudes, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Empirical Research