Course schedule and mandatory readings

Week 1 (February 13, 2023) Introduction

No mandatory readings.

Week 2 (February 20, 2023) Private/public divide

Okin, S. M. (1982). Women and the making of the sentimental family. Philosophy & Public Affairs, 11(1), 65-88. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2265043

Week 3 (February 27, 2023) Feminist democratic theory

Dietz, M. (2002). Turning operations : feminism, Arendt, and politics. Routledge. Chapter 1: Context is all : reconsidering feminism and citizenship, pp. 21 – 42.

Week 4 (March 6, 2023) Democratic representation

Phillips, A. (1998). Democracy and representation : or, why should it matter who our representatives are? In A. Phillips (Ed.), Feminism and politics (pp. 224 – 240). Oxford University Press.

Week 5 (March 13, 2023) Democratic argumentation

Norval, A. J. (2007). Aversive democracy : inheritance and originality in the democratic tradition. Cambridge University Press. Chapter 2: Democratic argumentation: rhetoric and imagination, pp. 56 – 104.

March 13, 2023 in class Reaction paper topics assigned

March 19, 2023 23:59 Reaction paper deadline

Week 6 (March 20, 2023) Choice feminism and depoliticization

Ferguson, M. L. (2010). Choice feminism and the fear of politics. Perspectives on Politics, 8(1), 247-253. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592709992830

March 26, 2023 23:59 Reaction paper – deadline for peer feedback

Week 7 (March 27, 2023) Anti-gender movements and the crisis of liberal democracy

Kováts, E. (2017). The emergence of powerful anti-gender movements in Europe and the crisis of liberal democracy. In M. Köttig, R. Bitzan, & A. Petö (Eds.), Gender and far right politics in Europe (pp. 175-189). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43533-6_12

Week 8 (April 3, 2023) Anti-gender movements and the crisis of liberal democracy – contd.

We will discuss case studies from our respective countries. Please, pick an article you would like to read from the recommended literature.

Week 9 (April 10, 2023) Easter Monday

Week 10 (April 17, 2023) Violence and self-defense

Dorlin, E. (2022). Self-defense : a philosophy of violence. Verso. Chapter: Reprisals, location 2552 – 2968.

Week 11 (April 24, 2023) Democracy in the political present

Lorey, I. (2022). Democracy in the political present : a queer-feminist theory. Verso. Introduction, pp. 50 – 277, Chapter 6: Presentist democracy, location 2239 – 2748.

Week 12 (May 1, 2023) Labor Day

Week 13 (May 8, 2023) Victory Day

May 14, 2023 23:59 Final research paper – abstract submission deadline

Week 14 (May 15, 2023) Feminist strike and feminist internationalism

Gago, V. (2020). Feminist International : how to change everything (L. Mason-Deeze, Trans.). London & New York: Verso. Chapter 1: #WeStrike : toward a political theory of the feminist strike, pp. 9 – 56; Chapter 6: The Feminist International, pp. 181 – 210.

May 20, 2023 23:59 Final research paper – deadline for peer-feedback on abstracts

Syllabus can be subject to change during the semester.