Dr. Gergen is Professor Emerita at Penn State University, Brandywine, in the Philadelphia area. She has taught courses in many subfields in psychology and in Women's Studies. Her major academic focus has been on social constructionist theory and feminism. Currently she is an officer in the Taos Institute, a non-profit educational organization. She also advises Ph.D. students in applied social science fields. Her work has taken her to many countries around the glove, most recently Nanjing, China. Recent collaborators include Kenneth J. Gergen and Ellen Cole.
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PART ONE: STRAIGHT TALK: AN INTRODUCTION The Emergence of Feminist Postmodern Psychology Life Stories Pieces of a Dream Gendered Narratives Bodies under Construction Talking about Menopause A Dialogue Social Ghosts Opening Inquiry on Imaginal Relationships Gaze and the Naked Maja Si(gh)tes for Controversy PART TWO: PERFORMATIVE PSYCHOLOGY: WHYS AND WHEREABOUTS Woman as Spectacle, or Facing Off Cavorting with Carn-ival Knowledge Against Mod Mascu-linity and Post-Mod Macho A Feminist End-Game PART THREE: A CLOSING: INVITATIONS TO COMMENCE
"The book is seriously provocative. It challenges all psychologists to be feminist and experimental in their research. It is worth reading because of what we might find out if we were." Contemporary Psychology