Krupa Shandilya (Section 01)
In this course we will investigate contemporary feminist thought from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. We will focus on key issues in feminist theory, such as the sex/gender debate, sexual desire and the body, the political economy of gender, the creation of the "queer" as subject, and the construction of masculinity, among others. This course aims also to think through the ways in which these concerns intersect with issues of race, class, the environment and the nation. Texts include feminist philosopher Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, anthropologist Kamala Visweswaran's Fictions of Feminist Ethnography, and feminist economist Bina Agarwal's The Structure of Patriarchy.
Fall semester. Professor Shandilya.
Section 01
M 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM JOCH 21
W 08:30 AM - 09:50 AM JOCH 21
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disgrace | Penguin Books 2000 | J.M. Coetzee | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Cereus Blooms at Night | Grove Press 2009 | Shani Mootoo | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Little Birds | Mariner Books 2004 | Anais Nin | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Feminist Theory Reader | Routledge 2009 | McCann & Kim | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Communist Manifesto | Bantam Classics | Marx & Engels | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.