Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Women 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. As an Amazon Associate, WIAReport will earn a fraction of revenue from qualifying purchases.

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


Maid to Queer:
Asian Labor Migration and Female Same-Sex Desires

by Francisca Yuenki Lai
(Hong Kong University Press)

Militarized Maternity:
Experiencing Pregnancy in the U.S. Armed Forces

by Megan D. McFarlane
(University of California Press)

Preacher Woman:
A Critical Look at Sexism Without Sexists

by Katie Lauve-Moon
(Oxford University Press)

Remaking Appalachia:
Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law

by Nicholas F. Stump
(West Virginia University Press)

Surfacing:
On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa

edited by Desiree Lewis and Gabeba Baderoon
(Wits University Press)

The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
edited by Coral Ann Howells
(Cambridge University Press)

Women in Asia:
Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation

edited by Louise Edwards and Mona Roces
(Routledge)

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