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Joan Wallach Scott (born December 18, 1941) [ 1] is an American historian of France with contributions in gender history. She is a professor emerita in the School of Social Science in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Scott is known for her work in feminist history and gender theory, engaging post-structural theory on ...
Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, best known for her pioneering contributions to the study of French history, women’s and gender history, and intellectual history as well as to feminist theory. Her work was characterized by its integration of historiography, philosophy, and gender theory.
Aug 12, 2022 · Joan Scott, the founder and president of the talent and literary agency Writers and Artists, died August 4 of natural causes at her home in New York City. She was 98.
Joan Scott’s groundbreaking work has challenged the foundations of conventional historical practice, including the nature of historical evidence and historical experience and the role of narrative in the writing of history.
May 2, 2022 · Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?
Scott’s stance in the field of social history offers a permanent challenge to its foundations and its traditions. From her earliest research, Scott sowed doubt about history’s certainties, a practice that she would later define as a permanent fight waged against orthodox knowledge and its routine uses.
Joan Wallach Scott, née Joan Wallach, (born December 18, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American historian, best known for her pioneering contributions to the study of French history, women’s and gender history, and intellectual history as well as to feminist theory.
