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.


A Feminist Reconstruction of Intellectual Property Laws in Music

by Metka Potocnik
(Edward Elgar Publishing)

By Their Work:
Indigenous Women’s Digital Media in North America

edited by Joanna Hearne and Karrmen Crey
(University of Minnesota Press)
 
 
 

Elder Women’s Wisdom:
A Reclaimed Paradigm of Leadership

edited by Denise Thomson et al.
(Emerald Publishing)

Gender Battles:
Latin American Women, War, and Feminism

by Nanesa Miseres
(University of Toronto Press)
 
 
 

The Impossible Woman:
Television, Feminism, and the Future

by Kristen Hoerl
(Rutgers University Press)
 
 
 

Medieval Nuns at War:
Rebellious, Resilient and Rowdy Women

by Elizabeth A. Quillen
(Pen and Sword History)
 
 
 

This Unruly Witness:
June Jordan’s Legacy

edited by Lauren Miller et al.
(Haymarket Books)
 
 
 

Women’s Leadership in Popular Culture

edited by Tracy Everbach et al.
(Bloomsbury Academic)

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