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.

Breastfeeding in American Women’s Literature by Wendy Whelan-Stewrt (Routledge)	Contemporary Feminist Art by Women in North Africa: Body Talks by Ramona Mielusel (Lexington Books)	Gender Equality and the Cultural Economy by Helmut K. Anheier and Darinka Markovic (Routledge)
Gender Play: Boys and Girls in School by Barrie Thorne (Rutgers University Press)	The Politics of Love: Gender and Nation in Nineteenth-Century Poland by Natalie Cornett (Cornell University Press)	Searching for Feminist Superheroes: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics by Sam Langsdale (University of Texas Press)
Seeking the Mothers in Ovid’s “Heroides” by Simona Martorana (Cornell University Press)	The Vagina Business: The Innovative Breakthroughs That Could Change Everything in Women’s Health by Marina Gerner (SourceBooks)	The Woman Question in Islamic Studies by Kecia Ali (Princeton University Press)