Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Women's Studies - Hardcover

In this "illiberal education" of feminism, two feminist academics speak out, showing how political correctness has turned academic feminism into a parody of itself. They assert that official feminism has become irrelevant to or misunderstood by people inside and outside of academic circles, playing into the hands of right-wing critics and creating a gender cult dedicated solely to furthering its own interests. The authors call for feminism to abandon its intolerant and self-destructive modes and explore how to regain the positive vision that attracted so many women in the first place.

Daphne Patai is Professor of Women's Studies and of Brazilian Literature and Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.