Sister Scholars
Sister Scholars by Ellyn Lyle, published by DIO Press Incorporated on July 30, 2020, is a 266-page exploration of the unique experiences of women in academia. This peer-reviewed collection addresses the historical perception of academe as a male-dominated space and the challenges women face in navigating their professional identities. The book emphasizes the importance of scholarly writing as a means for women to assert their agency against patriarchal structures and to construct their own narratives within the academic landscape.
Readers will find a thoughtful examination of the complex roles that academic women embody, including those of scholar, mother, and activist. The text delves into themes of identity, emotional labor, and the negotiation of personal and professional spaces. By sharing diverse lived experiences and methodologies, Sister Scholars fosters a sense of sisterhood and connectedness among its contributors and readers. This edition invites reflection on the intersection of education, social science, and gender studies, making it relevant for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of gender within academic settings.
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Historically, academe has been regarded as a male space owing to the assumption that knowledge is masculine. Further complicating this inequity is the tendency of academe to favour authoritarian perspectives largely associated with male ways of knowing. As women academics struggle to negotiate hospitable professional spaces, they are often pulled between conflicting senses of self. Scholarly writing within disciplinary contexts is one way that women can employ agency against patriarchy to author their own sense of self. In this spirit, this peer-reviewed collection aims to bring awareness to the unique experiences of women in the academy.
This is the book that I wish I had when I began my career navigating my life as scholar, artist, and mother in the academe. Sister Scholars is packed with insights from diverse lived experiences and various methodologies and brings forth radical ways of being attentive to one’s voice, while not sacrificing any parts of oneself. Be prepared to explore the terroir of a rich fertile land and discover a hospitable place that is both creative and critical and spins a new world. I celebrate this book with all my being and commend it as a pinnacle of finding a way to be a scholar that is deeply human and fully responsive to all the fabrics of our lives.
Celeste Snowber, PhD, dancer, poet, scholar
Professor, Simon Fraser University
Sister Scholar weaves a thoughtful and reflexive thread through what often feels like disparate and competing roles for academic women – daughter, activist, mother, sister, friend, teacher, scholar, partner, and leader. A unifying theme throughout the book is that, as a Sister Scholar, there is a continual and complex negotiation of space, identity, and personal resources. It’s often emotional labour. I located myself on every page and, in doing so, experienced a deep sense of connectedness with the authors and their words. The idea of a sisterhood was prominent. Sister Scholar is an important read for academics and not just those that identify as women. Locating ourselves in the experience with others is liberating and affirming and so too is the work of understanding the experiences of others.
Donna Kotsopoulos, PhD
Professor & Dean
Western University
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