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Instructors: Associate Professor Dr. Defne Erzene-Bürgin
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
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Ausgewählte Themen:
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 24
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Feminist Theory and Practice
The course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the core feminist ideas and debates concerning gender, women and men, and their political, social and economic positions over the last two hundred years in the world.
This course has two main parts. The first part of the course introduces major topics and debates in feminist theory, both historical and contemporary. Feminism has a range of meanings for women. We will explore the ways in which feminism is multi-vocal, non-linear, and influenced by multiple and shifting sites of feminist identities. This exploration includes the examination and analysis of local and global feminist thoughts on gender. Historical roots of feminism and feminist Theories: Liberal, Social, Radical, Cultural, Eco-Feminism, Postmodern Feminism. Three waves of feminism: First wave feminism - Suffragette (1848-1920), Second wave feminism from 1960s till 1980s focus on the works of Simone de Beauvoir. Third wave feminism 1990s, fourth wave feminism 2000s and discussions about the future of feminism.
In the second part of the course we will discuss on the different feminist practices and women’s movements in the world. What are the differences between feminism in the East -Middle East countries- and the West? Is sisterhood really global? A cross-national comparisons of contemporary women's movements. The international context and cross-national influences, the nature of the state, the absence or presence of other movements, the effects of conservative or liberal political environments, and feminist involvement in politics. As each of these factors shapes a particular movement, one of the main question of the course that we will try to analyze is: Can there be one correct feminism?
The major goal of the course is to train students in analytical skills that will help them think critically about gender in the past, the present, and the future.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Week One: The Social Construction of Gender
Biological determinism; the social construction of gender; the performative nature of identity; Sexuality and its relationships with gender, race, and nationality; the role of institutions, such as the educational system, and the workplace in identity construction; the role of popular media in identity construction.
Week Two: History of Feminism
First Wave Feminism: 19th & 20th Century Women's Movement, History of Feminist Movements in the U.S, United Kingdom –Suffragate, Gender Equality, Voting and Property Rights
Second Wave Feminism: Sexuality, Family, Domestic Violence, Reproductive Rights, Workplace
Week Three: History of Feminism and Feminist Theories
Second Wave Feminism: Sexuality, Family, Domestic Violence, Reproductive Rights, Workplace
Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism
Week Four: Feminist Theories
Radical Feminism, Ecofeminism
Week Five: Third & Fourth Wave Feminism
Postmodern Feminism, Third & Fourth Wave Feminism
Week Six: Gender and Family
Week Seven: Gender and State, OECD Countries
Week Eight: Women`s Movement in Germany & USA
Week Nine: Women’s Political Participation in the Middle East
Week Ten: Student Presentations and Discussion
Week Eleven: Student Presentations and Discussion
Educational objective:
- Students will be equipped with the tools for both critical analysis of gender in society and for creating positive social change;
- analyze the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and age on women’s identities and issues;
- learn feminist approaches regarding academic matters and world issues and identify major feminist thinkers;
- articulate the importance of understanding feminism from local and global points of view;
- explore experiences of a particular group of women, based on their cultural political, social and/or economic background;
- investigate issues and debates around gender;
- apply the concepts and theories of women’s studies to one’s life experiences;
- communicate effectively through verbal discussion and written work;
- hone their ability to analyse popular culture and current events from a feminist lens;
- think critically about not only the sources of women’s victimization in our society, but women’s empowerment and the power of individuals and groups to effect social change;
- recognize the value of personal experience and activism.
Further information about the exams:
Midterm 40 %
One Essay: Questions on course articles.
Endterm 60 %
Term paper (app. 10 pages) and presentation (min.10 - max.15 minutes) on current feminist movements and women’s rights in Europe or Middle East countries.
Details can be fixed in our teaching aggrement.
Mandatory literature:
Holmes, Mary; Gender and Everyday Life; p.15-57, Routledge (2009)
LeGates, Marlene, In Their Time, A History of Feminism in Western Society, p.1-11, Routledge (2001)
Gamble Sarah, The Routledge Companion to Feminism and Postfeminism, p.15-36, Routledge (2006)
Lorber, Judith; Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and and Politics, p. 21-69,, Oxford University Press (2010)
Beasley, Chris; What is Feminism, Anyway? Understanding Contemporary Feminist Thought, p.51-64, Allen&Unwin (1999)
Eaton, Heather; Lorentzen Lois Ann; Ecofeminism & Globalization, Exploring Culture, Context, and Religion, 1-7 / 11-22 (2003)
Brown, Heather A.; Marx on Gender and the Family, A Critical Study; 52-60 Brill (2012)
Gornick, Janet; Meyers, Marcia; Gender Equality. Transforming Family Divisions of Labor, 3-56, Verso (2009)
Allon, Ann Taylor; The Transatlantic Kindergarten, Education and Women`s Movement in Germany and United States, 185-197, Oxford University Press (2017)
Süleymanoglu Kürüm, Rahime; Cin, Melis; Feminist Framing of Europenization, Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, 109-131, Palgrave Macmillan (2021)
Lomsky-Feder, Edna; Sasson-Levy, Orna; Women Soldiers and Citizenship in Israel, Gendered Encounters with the State, 1-26, Routledge (2018)
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