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A Feminist’s Work is Never Done

by Joan Acker and Jennifer L. Pierce | May 19, 2012 | Spring 2012

An interview with Joan Acker, professor emeritus at the University of Oregon. Acker’s work has been on the cutting edge of feminist scholarship for more than 35 years. Acker talks about such topics as her theoretical training, welfare reform, feminist sociology, and her informal campaign to end football.

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Joan Acker is professor emeritus at the University of Oregon. Her most recent book, Stretched Thin, investigates the consequences of neoliberal restructuring for welfare workers, administrators, and recipients.

Jennifer L. Pierce is professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota. She is author of Racing for Innocence: Whiteness, Gender, and the Backlash Against Affirmative Action.

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