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WGS.301J | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate, Graduate

# Feminist Thought

SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES
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I. Introduction and Background

1 | Introductory Class |

2 | Prejudice, Discrimination, and Oppression |

3 | Privilege and Speaking for Others | Response paper due

4 | Film: Diagnosing Difference. Directed by Annalise Ophelian. Color, 64 min. 2009. |

5 | Social Construction: Class, Gender, Race Disability… | Response paper due

6 | Constructions of Gender |

II. Universalizing Approaches to Sex Oppression

A. Humanist Feminism (“The Sameness Approach”)

7 | Mill’s The Subjection of Women | Response paper due

8 | Student Discussion |

9 | Beauvoir and Butler | Response paper due

10 | Justice and Human Capabilities |

11 | Domestic Violence Note: During this session, there were student presentations on various readings | Response paper due

B. Gynocentric Feminism (“The Difference Approach”)

12 | From Humanism to Gynocentrism | Response paper due

13 | Maternal Peace Politics |

14 | Midterm Reflection | Final project paper due

C. The Dominance Approach

15 | Difference and Dominance |

16 | Materialist Feminism | Response paper due

17 | Pornography |

18 | Women, Lesbians, Virgins | Response paper due

III. Localizing Approaches to Sex Oppression

19 | Identity Politics | Response paper due

20 | Childbearing from the Perspective of Poor Black Women |

21 | Recognition and Redistribution | Response paper due

22 | Queer Theory | Response paper draft due (undergraduates)

23 | Film: Forbidden Voices: How to Start a Revolution with a Laptop. Directed by Barbara Miller. Color, 95 min. 2012. Note: This session was optional |

24 | Veiling and the Construction of Gender |

25 | Masculinities Note: This session was led by student Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa |

26 | Epistemic Injustice Note: This session was led by student Abby Jaques |

27 | Final Presentations | Response paper due

## Course Info

##### Instructor

- Prof. Sally Haslanger

##### Departments

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

##### As Taught In

Fall 2014

##### Level

Undergraduate
Graduate

##### Topics

- Society
  - Gender Studies
  - Women's Studies

##### Learning Resource Types

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assignment Written Assignments

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