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| POL 78.35 / WOM 49 / : African Women and Feminism |
Professor: Mojœbˆolœ OlœfœnkŽ Okome
College: Brooklyn College |
Semester: Spring 2007
Time:
Section: ER6
Credits: 3
Hours: 3 |
Discipline: Political Science
Level: Undergraduate
Format: Asynch |
Course Description:
This is the same course as Africana Studies 44.9 and Women's Studies 49. Feminists assume that there are commonalities shared by all women in the world, which arise from the exercise of patriarchy. As a critical movement, feminism brought a great deal of necessary awareness to the injustices of a social system that privileged some people based on their gender, and oppressed others based on their being less than the norm - the male. However, the feminist movement, in its universalization of the principles of gender analysis, itself developed a heirachical structure which privileged western bodies of thought and experiences over all others. This course would present the various critiques of feminism that have emerged from African women scholars, and the consequences of this debate to gender relations on the continent. Our goal is to inquire into the relationship between politics and power. In doing so, we will consider the underlying assumptions and methods that shape ideas and thought in economic, social, and political life.
This course will engage in the analysis of various schools of feminism, resistance to Western feminist thought, proposal of alternative conceptions of feminism and womens power, particular focus on critiques and alternative theories by African women scholars and activists.
A critical pedagogical method will be employed. This involves meticulous examination of authors' statements to reveal the social and cultural values of the society, the assumptions, presuppositions and implicit arguments of the readings. The elements involved in this approach are logic, analysis, debate, resourcefulness and initiative. |
Special Requirements:
WEB-READY COMPUTER, PDF, WORD, Computer readiness |
Online Component:
This course will be entirely online |
Pre-requisites:
Core Studies 3 or Core Studies 9, or Political Science 1.51 or 1.7, or Africana Studies 0.12, or Women's Studies 10.7 or 12, or permission of the chairperson. |
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