Feminist Theory
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Women's Studies
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2021 - Full Term (08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2021 - Full Term (08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
10
CRN: 13827
CRN: 13827
A multidisciplinary introduction to some of the major conversations and methodologies in feminist theory (e.g., materialist feminism, standpoint epistemologies, psychoanalysis, discourses of sexuality and the body, transnational feminism, postcolonialism and decolonization). Critical readings of landmark and more recent feminist texts, and discussion of gender in relation to other categories of analysis including sexuality, race, class, nation, disability and religion.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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8/30/2021 | 12/13/2021 | T | 3:40pm - 6:00pm | HS 332 |
Additional Course Details:
This course aims to familiarize students with the history of modern feminist thinking, and the many divergent strands of contemporary feminist thought. The course involves heavy reading assignments from the 18th-21st centuries, and discussion of gender in relation to other categories of analysis including sexuality, race, class, nation, disability, and religion.