Transforming the Ivory Tower: Challenging Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia in the Academy

Bys: Brett Stockdill and Mary Yu Danico

Book Overview

People outside and within colleges and universities often view these institutions as fair and reasonable, far removed from the inequalities that afflict society in general. Despite greater numbers of women, working class people, and people of color--as well as increased visibility for LGBTQ students and staff--over the past fifty years, universities remain "ivory towers" that perpetuate institutionalized forms of sexism, classism, racism, and homophobia...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824835263
• ISBN13: 9780824835262
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"