This course provides a survey of feminist theorizing with a
particular emphasis on social and political theory and on
probing the impact of feminist theorizing on international
practice. It explores questions such as how gender is
constructed, the significance of diversity and intersecting status
positions in gender constructions, how feminist agency and
knowledge creation are possible within structures of masculine
domination, the contribution of feminist knowledge to
democratic and state theories, and the relevance of these
questions to feminist activism and scholarship.
The course is conceptualized as a seminar combining reading
and discussion. The purpose is to teach students major currents
of feminist theorizing, enable them to employ feminist concepts
in critiquing contemporary scholarship and politics, and help
them develop a scholarly standpoint in the context of such
debates.
- Teacher: Thomas Gmuer
- Teacher: Elisabeth Prügl