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WGS.301J | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate, Graduate

# Feminist Thought

#### Course Description

This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction. Also discussed are definitions of public and private spheres, gender issues in citizenship, the development of the welfare state, experiences of war and revolution, class formation, and the politics of …

This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction. Also discussed are definitions of public and private spheres, gender issues in citizenship, the development of the welfare state, experiences of war and revolution, class formation, and the politics of sexuality.

Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Sally Haslanger

##### Departments

- Women's and Gender Studies
- Political Science
- Linguistics and Philosophy

##### Topics

- Society
  - Gender Studies
  - Women's Studies

##### Learning Resource Types

notes Lecture Notes
assignment Written Assignments
A portrait of Simone de Beauvoir, known for her 1949 book The Second Sex, a major work of feminist philosophy. (Image courtesy of thierry ehrmann on flickr. License CC BY.)

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