Seriously!
eBook - PDF

Seriously!

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Seriously!

About this book

In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And who gets to bestow the label "serious" on others? With a strategy of taking both women and gender dynamics seriously, Cynthia Enloe investigates the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair and the banking crash of 2008, the subsequent recession, as well as UN peacekeeping and the ongoing Egyptian revolution. Each case study highlights the gritty experiences of women in diverse circumstances—in banks, on the job market, in war zones, and in revolutions. The results of taking women seriously are fresh insights into what fuels the cultures of hyper–risk taking, of sexual harassment, and the denial of women's post-war security.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Preface
  5. 1. Who Is “Taken Seriously”?
  6. 2. Launching and Naming: Sexual Harassment and One Women’s-Studies Story
  7. 3. The Mundane Matters: Why Feminists Take Daily Life Seriously
  8. 4. DSK, Vikings, and the Smartest Guys: Masculinities in the Banking Crash of 2008
  9. 5. Women in Recession: Austerity and Misogyny
  10. 6. Militarism, Patriarchy, and Peace Movements: In Conversation with Cynthia Cockburn
  11. 7. Failing to Secure the Peace: Patriarchal Assumptions and Their Consequences for UN Operations in Haiti; A Conversation with Nadine Puechguirbal
  12. 8. Egyptian Women, Feminism, Revolutions: The Dinner Party
  13. 9. Conclusion: In the Eye of the Beholder
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index