This seminar introduces the evolution of American feminist thought and action from the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century. Via a close examination of key texts and events, we will survey the historical trajectory from the suffragette movement, liberal feminism, and women of color critique to recent developments like celebrity feminism.
The seminar’s contents and assignments are designed to enable students to
- analyze the evolution of feminism from the early republic through today
- understand different forms of social and political marginalization
- identify and contrast major themes and concepts of different version of feminism
- and thus also to critically evaluate assessments of scholarly and popular uses of “the F Word.”
This class will be taught in a blended format, combining asynchronous assignments with in-classroom meetings.
- Dozent/in: Elisa Herrmann
- Dozent/in: Katrin Horn