This course aims to offer students a broad knowledge of the history and theory of feminism in the US through a thorough engagement with feminist texts. We will chart the different waves of feminism, read theoretical and political texts together and analyze feminist discourse, arguments and methods. We will also pay attention to the dividing lines within feminism by paying close attention to intersectional voices from within and without the movement at several points in time. Starting with the first-wave feminist of the 1840s, we will work all the way to the present by reading feminist voices deeply and thoroughly. At times, we will read fictional works, but the main bulk of the reading materials will be theoretical and political texts.
- Dozent/in: Maxi Albrecht