ClassInfo - Spring 2022 Gender, Women, & Sexuality Std Classes

Spring 2022 | GWSS 5104 Section 001: Transnational Feminist Theory (65837)

Instructor(s): Sima Shakhsari
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Meets With:: GWSS 4103 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, East Bank

Ford Hall 127
Enrollment Status:: Open (4 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:: Spring 2022

Course Catalog Description:: Third World and transnational feminisms. Interrogating the categories of "women," "feminism," and "Third World." Varieties of power/oppression that women have endured/resisted, including colonization, nationalism, globalization, and capitalism. Concentrates on postcolonial context.
Class Description:: What is the transnational, and why is it such an important area of study today? In this course, we will explore the term in relation to feminist theories and activisms, focusing particularly on the following aspects: - distinctions among the transnational, the international, and the global - the advantages and challenges of transnational activism - universal rights versus cultural particularity - resisting and participating in hegemonic feminism(s) - the role of the UN and other organizations Over the course of the semester, we will learn to navigate the complex terrain of agency and resistance, local and global processes, and critiques of power and violence.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65837/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 14 June 2012

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=GWSS&catalog_nbr=5104&term=1223
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=GWSS&catalog_nbr=5104&term=1223&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=GWSS&catalog_nbr=5104&term=1223&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=GWSS&catalog_nbr=5104&term=1223&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=GWSS&catalog_nbr=5104&term=1223&csv=1

ClassInfo created and maintained by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

If you have questions about specific courses, we strongly encourage you to contact the department where the course resides.