Contemporary Feminist Debates

Drawing on social science expertise from across the University, this interdisciplinary course introduces students to a range of contemporary feminist debates. It explores an array of feminist perspectives, highlighting the poly-vocality and plurality of feminism as a political philosophy, intellectual commitment, and social movement. It highlights common themes across seemingly discrete areas of feminist activism and theorisation – tracing histories and geographies of thought. Topics include: theories of sex and gender, intersectionality, violence, biological and social reproduction, sex work, ecofeminism, the ‘trans-debate’, and gender equality v gender justice. Topics include:

• gender and power
• feminist debates on equality and difference
• masculinities in the military
• gender and technology
• feminism and multiculturalism
• post-feminism

Credit Level: 10 Year taken: Year 3 Undergraduate