Feminist Political Thought - Dr Rebecca Buxton
This module aims to introduce students to feminist political thought, with a particular focus on contemporary debates. It begins in week one and two by considering the history of feminist thought and then interrogating “womanhood” and the category of gender. The remainder of the course then aims to consider core debates in feminist politics, including theorizing misogyny, intersectionality, love and desire, and imagining a feminist utopia. We will touch on core thinkers in feminist political thought including (but not limited to) Nancy Fraser, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Angela Davis, Shulamith Firestone and Judith Butler.
