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Women's Studies |
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Sharon Doherty – Anthropology/Women's Studies
B.A., Psychology—University of Minnesota-Morris
“My commitment to Women’s Studies emerges from a desire to link academic work to the pursuit of a more just world. Academics too rarely take the step to of moving beyond analysis to develop strategies for change. Women’s Studies is a source of hope because we take risks with our ideas and our actions.” Dr. Doherty is Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, Anthropology, and Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity. She teaches “Foundations in Women’s Studies,” “Women’s Studies Senior Seminar,” and “Cultural Anthropology.” Since the early 1980s, Dr. Doherty has been developing strategies to substantively connect academe to diverse communities. Her research and teaching interests include race/class/gender and community development; feminism and community; and transformation of higher education. Dr. Doherty is currently chair of the Centers of Excellence Steering Committee at the college, and she is working with collaborators on a book of essays from feminist perspectives about the history of the College of St. Catherine. Quote of note: “It must become necessary for all of us to feel that this is our world. … And watch that ‘our’—make it as big as you can. … That’s why we have to have coalitions. Cause I ain’t gonna let you live unless you let me live. Now there’s danger in that, but there’s also the possibility that we can both live—if you can stand it …” --Bernice Johnson Reagon |
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