Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

books2Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these books do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of WIAReport.

Here are the latest selections. Click on any of the titles for more information or to purchase through Amazon.com.


Caring for a Living:
Migrant Women, Aging Citizens, and Italian Families

by Francesca Degiuli
(Oxford University Press)

Feminist Ethnography:
Thinking Through Methodologies, Challenges, and Possibilities

by Dana-Ain Davis and Christa Craven
(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)

Marital Rape:
Consent, Marriage, and Social Change in Global Context

edited by Kersti Yllo and M. Gabriela Torres
(Oxford University Press)


Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
edited by Serge Brammertz and Michelle Jarvis
(Oxford University Press)


Sisters of Tomorrow:
The First Women of Science Fiction

edited by Lisa Yaszek and Patrick B. Sharp
(Wesleyan University Press)

The Other Ramayana Women:
Regional Rejection and Response

edited by John Brockington and Mary Brockington
(Routledge)

This Woman’s Work:
The Writing and Activism of Bebe Moore Campbell

by Osizwe Raena Jamila Harwell
(University Press of Mississippi)

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