Feminism:Concepts and Theories
- Provider
Swayam
- Cost
Free Online Course
- Session
Finished
- Language
English
- Certificate
Paid Certificate Available
- Duration
12 weeks long
Overview
This course will evaluate the rise and trajectory of the feminist movement and explicate concepts surrounding feminism. We will look at the ways in which feminism has developed, its organization around questions of gender, its mandate, and its contemporary import. We then open out the course into questions of feminist theory. Through case studies, literature, ethnography, and theory, we will examine why such analysis matters and why it is critical to our everyday lives.
INTENDED AUDIENCE : Undergraduates, Graduates, Undergraduate Instructors, General Audience
PRE-REQUISITES : Nil
SUPPORT INDUSTRY : Nil
Syllabus
COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1 : Introduction, History and Vocabulary
Week 2 : Key Concepts - 1
Week 3 : Key Concepts - 2
Week 4 : Key Concepts - 3
Week 5 : The Three Waves of Feminism
Week 6 : The Feminist Body
Week 7 : Feminism and Work/ Labour
Week 8 : Indian Feminism
Week 9 : Feminism in Film and Theatre
Week 10 : Popular Culture, Social Media and Feminism
Week 11 : Gender, queer theory, and post-structuralism
Week 12 : Learnings and conclusions