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Lehrende: Associate Professor Dr. Defne Erzene-Bürgin
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Orga-Einheit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
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Semesterwochenstunden:
3
Credits:
6,0
Hinweis: In Ihrer Prüfungsordnung können abweichende Credits festgelegt sein.
Standort:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 24
Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung
Inhalte:
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 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.
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, religious organizations, 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, Seneca Falls Convention, History of Feminist Movements in the U.S, United Kingdom –Suffragate, Gender Equality, Voting and Property Rights
Week Three: History of Feminism and Feminist Theories
Second Wave Feminism: Sexuality, Family, Domestic Violence, Reproductive Rights, Workplace
Liberal Feminism, Socialist- Marxist Feminism
Week Four: Historical Roots of Feminist Theories and Third Wave Feminism
Radical Feminism, Cultural Feminism, Existentialist Feminism, Postmodern Feminism, Ecofeminism
Week Five: Gender and Family
Week Six: Gender and State / Gender and Religion
Week Seven: Women’s Movements and Political Participation in Turkey
Turkey
Week Eight: Women’s Movements and Political Participation in the Middle East and North Africa
Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Week Nine: Women’s Movements and Political Participation in the Middle East
Iran, Lebanon, Israel
Week Ten: Student Presentations and Discussion
Week Eleven: Student Presentations and Discussion
Lernziele:
- 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, particularly in relation to Middle East countries;
- 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;
Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
Midterm 40%
Two Tests: Questions on course articles.
Endterm 60%
Term paper (app. 10 pages) and presentation on current feminist movements and women’s rights in the Middle East.
Details can be fixed in our teaching aggrement.
Literatur:
Walters, Margaret; Feminism A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press (2005)
Sveinsdottir, Asta; Categories We Live By; The Construction of Sex, Gender, Race&Other Social Categories, Oxford University Press (2018)
Holmes, Mary; Gender and Everyday Life; Routledge (2009)
Hewit, Nancy; Feminist Frequencies: Regenarating the Wave Metaphor, Feminist Studies 38, no:3, Fall (2012)
Lorber, Judith; Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and and Politics, Oxford University Press (2010)
Gillis, Stacy; Howie, Gillian; Munford, Rebecca; Third Wave Feminism, A Critical Exploration, Palgrave Macmillan (2004)
Brown, Heather A.; Marx on Gender and the Family, A Critical Study; Brill (2012)
Rai, Shirin M.; Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State? Institutionals Mechanisms for the Advencement of Women, Manchester University Press (2003)
Dish, Lisa; Hawkesworth, Mary;The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory, Religion, Mikaelsson Lisbeth, Chapter 39 (2016)
Süleymanoglu Kürüm, Rahime; Cin, Melis; Feminist Framing of Europenization, Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, Palgrave Macmillan (2021)
Pratt, Nicola; Embodying Geopolitics, Generations of Women’s Activism in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, University of California Press (2020)
Lomsky-Feder, Edna; Sasson-Levy, Orna; Women Soldiers and Citizenship in Israel, Gendered Encounters with the State, Routledge (2018)
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