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⌈ Secret Post #2591 ⌋

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Re: TW: ACADEMIA

[chardmonster]

There's definitely people working in that field doing good work--the thing is, the field isn't a discipline. Women's/Gender Studies isn't like, say, anthropology or history or religion or philosophy, where you'll receive specific training. It's by definition interdisciplinary, which is a strength. But if you then decide "I'm going to get a doctorate in Women's Studies" and then never focus on a coherent discipline... there's the problem.

I do think it makes sense as an undergraduate major--it's basically a liberal arts major that focuses on women--but no more than that. You'll find most of the people in the field doing groundbreaking work didn't specialize in it as graduate students. They were working in a distinct field, and then joined women's/gender studies departments. Judith Butler's a good example--Gender Trouble is a foundational book in the field, but its author trained as a philosopher.

You can be a feminist philosopher and do wonderful work. You can't just say "I'm a feminist" and then read a little Kierkegaard and write about how you got angry. I mean you can--obviously you can--but you won't be respected outside your bubble.