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GOVT394
Feminism and Political Theory
GOVT394 FA
Crosslistings: WMST394
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0 | Times: ...T... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
In the past 25 years, a body of feminist research
in political theory, moral theory, developmental psychology,
epistemology, and legal studies has emerged that challenges
and reconceptualizes traditional Western notions of human
identity and individual agency. In this course, we will
examine some of those developments and their impact on
political theory. In particular, we will consider feminist
accounts of the formation of identities; the impact of
gender-differentiated identities on moral reasoning and
political agency; the essentialist/anti-essentialist
debate; the relationship between feminism and classical
liberalism; feminism and radical democracy; feminism and the
law; feminist theories of citizenship; and some contemporary
critics of feminism. Throughout we will critically assess
the strengths and weaknesses of arguments offered, and
consider the significance of those arguments for
contemporary liberal democracy and American public life.
MAJOR READINGS
Simone de Beauvoir, THE SECOND SEX
Diana Tietjens Meyers, ed., FEMINIST SOCIAL THOUGHT
and FEMINISTS RETHINK THE SELF
Linda J. Nicholson, ed., THE SECOND WAVE: A READER IN
FEMINIST THEORY and FEMINISM/POSTMODERNISM
Carol Gilligan, IN A DIFFERENT VOICE
Susan Moller Okin, JUSTICE, GENDER AND THE FAMILY
Seyla Benhabib, ed., DEMOCRACY AND DIFFERENCE
Seyla Benhabib and Drucilla Cornell, eds., FEMINISM AS
CRITIQUE
Michel Foucault, THE FOUCAULT READER
Catharine MacKinnon, FEMINISM UNMODIFIED
Zillah Eisenstein, THE FEMALE BODY AND THE LAW
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One five page paper in
conjunction with a 20 minute class presentation; a 20-page
term paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Krause, S
- Times: ...T... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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