CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY (GS2006)

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Introduces the methodology of Gender Studies and the theory upon which it is based. Examines contemporary debates across a range of issues now felt to be of world-wide feminist interest: sexuality, reproduction, production, writing, representation, culture, race, and politics. Encourages responsible theorizing across disciplines and cultures.

Code: 
GS2006
Name: 
CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY
Discipline: 
GS (Gender Studies)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY (CL2006)

Learning Outcomes

  1. To appropriate feminist approaches in order to theorize themselves
  2. To be able to apply useful feminist tools in their thinking about real world problems and issues, in order to appreciate how elements of race, class, sexuality, ability, and gender interact
  3. To become familiar with a variety of feminist theorists and be able to articulate distinctions and resonances between their bodies of scholarship
  4. To discover the tools of the digital humanities
  5. To explore one area of feminist theory that is of particular interest to them and become the class expert on this theorist/body of knowledge
  6. To practice scholarly writing and research
  7. To think deeply about the material, political, economic, and cultural implications for the genesis of feminist theories and their applications in activism
  8. Local and Global Perspectives: Students will enhance their intercultural understanding of languages, cultures, and histories of local societies and the global issues to which these relate (CCI LO1)
  9. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)
  10. Civic and Ethical Engagement: Students will demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations relating to specific societal problems, values, or practices (historical or contemporary; global or local) and learn to articulate possible solutions to prominent challenges facing societies and institutions today so as to become engaged actors at various levels in our interconnected world (CCI LO4)

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Spring 2025 GS2006 CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY

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