| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| I. Introduction and Background | ||
| 1 | Introductory Class | |
| 2 | Prejudice, Discrimination, and Oppression | |
| 3 | Privilege and Speaking for Others | Response paper due |
| 4 | Film: Diagnosing Difference. Directed by Annalise Ophelian. Color, 64 min. 2009. | |
| 5 | Social Construction: Class, Gender, Race Disability… | Response paper due |
| 6 | Constructions of Gender | |
| II. Universalizing Approaches to Sex Oppression | ||
| A. Humanist Feminism ("The Sameness Approach") | ||
| 7 | Mill's The Subjection of Women | Response paper due |
| 8 | Student Discussion | |
| 9 | Beauvoir and Butler | Response paper due |
| 10 | Justice and Human Capabilities | |
| 11 |
Domestic Violence Note: During this session, there were student presentations on various readings | Response paper due |
| B. Gynocentric Feminism ("The Difference Approach") | ||
| 12 | From Humanism to Gynocentrism | Response paper due |
| 13 | Maternal Peace Politics | |
| 14 | Midterm Reflection | Final project paper due |
| C. The Dominance Approach | ||
| 15 | Difference and Dominance | |
| 16 | Materialist Feminism | Response paper due |
| 17 | Pornography | |
| 18 | Women, Lesbians, Virgins | Response paper due |
| III. Localizing Approaches to Sex Oppression | ||
| 19 | Identity Politics | Response paper due |
| 20 | Childbearing from the Perspective of Poor Black Women | |
| 21 | Recognition and Redistribution | Response paper due |
| 22 | Queer Theory | Response paper draft due (undergraduates) |
| 23 |
Film: Forbidden Voices: How to Start a Revolution with a Laptop. Directed by Barbara Miller. Color, 95 min. 2012. Note: This session was optional | |
| 24 | Veiling and the Construction of Gender | |
| 25 |
Masculinities Note: This session was led by student Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa | |
| 26 |
Epistemic Injustice Note: This session was led by student Abby Jaques | |
| 27 | Final Presentations | Response paper due |