I really enjoyed reading "Who Stole Feminism" (I even have a copy signed by Dr Sommers herself!), but I was disappointed by "The War Against Boys." Dr Sommers exhibits a certain glee in slashing the "pseudo-science" of some feminist claims (that women's shelters report a 40% rise in crisis calls on Super Bowl weekend, for instance)but by the end of "The War Against Boys," the text has shifted into a policy paper from AEI that doesn't target "The War" anymore. It just didn't fit with what I thought the thesis of the book was.
I would bet the mortgage that Dr Sommers will more than hold her own in the debate. Not sure if the crowd would agree with me though. New Haven audiences can be tough.
For some really "it would be funny if it weren't so sad" reporting on "women's studies" check out "Professing Feminism" by Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge.
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No kidding!...I was at the Doors concert at Goffe St. Arena when the cops pulled him off the stage...("...blood in the streets in the town of New Haven...")...ya gotta be around 50 years old to understand what I'm saying...got maced by the NHPD at that one.
Those were the days...
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