Course Outline Part I. Theory and Method Class 1 (Aug. 25): What is feminism? Discussion of class policies, the syllabus, and assignments. Treichler and Cheris Kramarae, 1985, A Feminist Dictionary: In our Own Words, Pandora Press: 158-160. bell hooks, 2000, A Movement to End Sexist Oppression” in Feminist “Feminism: Pluto Press: Ch. 2. Theory: From Margin to Center, Recommended: Nancy F. Cott, 1986, Theory and Feminist Movements: The Past Before Us,” “Feminist in Juliet Mitchell and Ann Oakley, Pantheon: 49-62. What is Feminism? Johanna Brenner, 1993, "Best of Times, Worst of Times,” I/200, New Left Review, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, 2000, "What Is Feminism?" in Manifesta: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, (Check them out on ) Class 2 (Aug. 27): What is feminist theory? What is it good for? Charlotte Bunch, 1979, by Degrees: Feminist Theory and Education” in Passionate “Not Macmillan: 240-253. Politics: Feminist Theory in Action, Check out this film clip about . C. Lugones and Elizabeth Spelman, 1983, We Got a Theory for You!” “Have 6 (6): 573-581. Hypatia bell hooks, 1991, as Liberatory Practice.” “Theory Check out this of bell hooks speaking about voice. Recommended: Wendy Kolmar and Frances Bartkowski, eds., 2010, 3rd edition, of the “Lexicon Debates,” McGraw Hill: 42-60. NB: This reading has Feminist Theory: A Reader, definitions of key terms and is available under the Resources Tab on Collab.
Course Outline Part I. Theory and Method Class 1 (Aug. 25): What is feminism? Discussion of class policies, the syllabus, and assignments. Treichler and Cheris Kramarae, 1985, A Feminist Dictionary: In our Own Words, Pandora Press: 158-160. bell hooks, 2000, “Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression” in Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, Pluto Press: Ch. 2. Recommended: Nancy F. Cott, 1986, “Feminist Theory and Feminist Movements: The Past Before Us,” in Juliet Mitchell and Ann Oakley, What is Feminism? Pantheon: 49-62. Johanna Brenner, 1993, "Best of Times, Worst of Times,” New Left Review, I/200, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, 2000, "What Is Feminism?" in Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. (Check them out on ) Class 2 (Aug. 27): What is feminist theory? What is it good for? Charlotte Bunch, 1979, “Not by Degrees: Feminist Theory and Education” in Passionate Politics: Feminist Theory in Action, Macmillan: 240-253. Check out this film clip about . C. Lugones and Elizabeth Spelman, 1983, “Have We Got a Theory for You!” Hypatia 6 (6): 573-581. bell hooks, 1991, “Theory as Liberatory Practice.” Check out this of bell hooks speaking about voice. Recommended: Wendy Kolmar and Frances Bartkowski, eds., 2010, 3rd edition, “Lexicon of the Debates,” Feminist Theory: A Reader, McGraw Hill: 42-60. NB: This reading has definitions of key terms and is available under the Resources Tab on Collab.
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