Biography:Kathy Rudy

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Short description: American women's studies scholar

M. Kathy Rudy is an American women's studies scholar, and theologian. A retired professor at Duke University, Rudy's work is often interdisciplinary as she merges philosophy, theology, politics, feminism, and medical ethics. She is open about her homosexuality[1] and is a radical social constructionist.

Rudy penned a controversial opinion piece that alleged that white culture hypocrisy was responsible for the prosecution of the admitted animal abuser Michael Vick.[2]

Rudy is well-known at Duke University, where she taught a variety of topics including: Feminist Ethics, Reproductive Ethics, Gender and Popular Culture, and Debates in Women's Studies. Through her progressive work, Kathy was awarded the David Paletz Course Enhancement Award in 2012.[3]

Works

  • Loving Animals: A New Approach to Animal Advocacy (2011). University of Minnesota Press. ISBN:0-8166-7468X
  • Sex and the Church: Gender, Homosexuality and the Transformation of Christian Ethics (1997). Beacon Press. ISBN:0-8070-1034-0
  • Beyond Pro-life and Pro-choice: Moral Diversity in the Abortion Debate (1996). Beacon Press. ISBN:0-8070-0427-8

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