Introduction to contemporary feminist theory
Maryanne Dever and others
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
*
Prerequisites: A first-year sequence
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have gained a basic knowledge of issues in contemporary feminist theory; developed skills in reading and analysing theoretical texts; and acquired enhanced ability to develop and sustain theoretical arguments.
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; linguistic, literary and cultural manifestations of phallocentrism; the construction of bodies and subjectivities; and questions of sexual and cultural difference. Discussion will draw upon a diverse range of theorists including work by Rosi Braidotti, Judith Butler, Deborah Cameron, Elizabeth Grosz, Frigga Haug, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva and Trinh T Minh-ha. Contemporary theoretical interventions will be examined with respect to the history of feminist movements and feminist thought generally.
Assessment Short exercise (1000 words): 20%
* Long essay (2500-3000
words) 50%
* Class test (2 hours): 20%
* Class participation 10%
Prescribed texts
A reading pack will be available from the Centre for Women's Studies.
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