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 Century of Composition by Women:
Music Against the Odds

edited by Linda Kouvara et al.
(Palgrave Macmillan)

From the Margins to the Mainstream:
Women in Film and Television

edited by Marianne Kac-Vergne and Jule Assouly
(Bloomsbury Academic)

Motherhood and Sport:
Collective Stories of Identity and Difference

edited by Lucy Spowart and Kerry R. McGannon
(Routledge)

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