WMN2240

Introduction to contemporary feminist theory

(ART)

Denise Cuthbert and others

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A first-year sequence

Synopsis: This subject is intended to introduce students to a range of contemporary feminist theories. Designed to be broadly interdisciplinary in its concerns, it will examine such issues as the formation of epistemologies: psychoanalysis; literary and cultural manifestations of all phallocentrism; the construction of bodies and subjectivities; and questions of sexual and cultural difference. Contemporary theoretical interventions are examined with respect to the history of feminist movements and thought.

Assessment: Exercise (1000 words): 20% + Essay (2500-3000 words): 50% + Class test (2 hours): 20% + Class participation: 10%