Schedule: Week 1 24-26 Sept Introduction Gloria Steinem would it be like if women win” “What Krolokke and Sorensen Waves of Feminism: From Suffragettes to Grrls” “Three Toril Moi Female, Feminine” “Feminist, Week 2 1-3 Oct Social Construction of Gender Simone de Beauvoir Sex” “Second Carol Gilligan of Self and Morality” “Concepts R. W. Connell Bodies” Social Organization of Masculinity” “Men’s “The Katherine Mansfield of an Hour”, Jamaica Kincaid Lucille Clifton Hips”, “Story “Girl”, “My Maya Angelou Woman” Rise”, Adrienne Rich Knight” “Phenomenal “I “The Week 3 8-10 Oct Social Construction of Gender film Dunya” “Tersine Thomas Laqueur is Anatomy” of the Sexes” Socialized” from “Destiny “Discovery “Sex Ann Fausto-Sterling Sexes” Making Sex, “Five Further reading: Carole S. Vance, Construction Theory: Problems in the History of Sexuality” “Social Rubin in Women” “Traffic Week 4 15-17 Oct Performativity of Gender Judith Butler Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and “Performative Feminist Theory” film Dunya” “Tersine Further reading: Monique Wittig is not Born a Woman” “One Luce Irigaray Sex which is Not One” “This Week 5 22-24 Oct Ursula le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness Week 6 Feminism as Politics of Difference NO CLASS 29 Oct Mon 31 Oct Wed Joan Scott Equality-Versus-Difference: Or, the Uses of “Deconstructing Poststructuralist Theory for Feminism” Marilyn Frye Necessity of Differences: Constructing a Positive Category of “The Week 7 5-7 Nov as a political identity “Woman” Feminist anthems and songs Helen Reddy Am Woman” Vardir” “I “Kadinlar Aretha Franklin Woman”, James Brown a Man’s World” “Real “Respect”, “It’s Chaka Khan Am Every Woman”, Meredith Brooks Queen Latifah “I “Bitch”, “U.N.I.T.Y.” Sojourner Truth I A Woman?” “Ain’t Christina Rossetti Market” “Goblin
Schedule: Week 1 24-26 Sept Introduction Gloria Steinem “What would it be like if women win” Krolokke and Sorensen “Three Waves of Feminism: From Suffragettes to Grrls” Toril Moi “Feminist, Female, Feminine” Week 2 1-3 Oct Social Construction of Gender Simone de Beauvoir “Second Sex” Carol Gilligan “Concepts of Self and Morality” R. W. Connell “Men’s Bodies” “The Social Organization of Masculinity” Katherine Mansfield “Story of an Hour”, Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”, Lucille Clifton “My Hips”, Maya Angelou “Phenomenal Woman” “I Rise”, Adrienne Rich “The Knight” Week 3 8-10 Oct Social Construction of Gender film “Tersine Dunya” Thomas Laqueur “Destiny is Anatomy” “Discovery of the Sexes” “Sex Socialized” from Making Sex, Ann Fausto-Sterling “Five Sexes” Further reading: Carole S. Vance, “Social Construction Theory: Problems in the History of Sexuality” Rubin “Traffic in Women” Week 4 15-17 Oct Performativity of Gender Judith Butler “Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory” film “Tersine Dunya” Further reading: Monique Wittig “One is not Born a Woman” Luce Irigaray “This Sex which is Not One” Week 5 22-24 Oct Ursula le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness Week 6 Feminism as Politics of Difference 29 Oct Mon NO CLASS 31 Oct Wed Joan Scott “Deconstructing Equality-Versus-Difference: Or, the Uses of Poststructuralist Theory for Feminism” Marilyn Frye “The Necessity of Differences: Constructing a Positive Category of Week 7 5-7 Nov “Woman” as a political identity Feminist anthems and songs Helen Reddy “I Am Woman” “Kadinlar Vardir” Aretha Franklin “Real Woman”, “Respect”, James Brown “It’s a Man’s World” Chaka Khan “I Am Every Woman”, Meredith Brooks “Bitch”, Queen Latifah “U.N.I.T.Y.” Sojourner Truth “Ain’t I A Woman?” Christina Rossetti “Goblin Market”
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