CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THOUGHT
ENG3CFT
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Ideas emanating from poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and critical race theory have challenged some of the older certainties of western feminisms. In this unit students are introduced to key concepts underlying recent feminist work in the area of gender, race and embodiment. We examine a range of questions posed by recent feminist writers, for instance: can 'women' remain the subject of feminism, and, what is the nature of white western feminism's encounter with race and cultural difference? These questions are studied through a range of written texts as well as film.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Alison Ravenscroft
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points in English or Gender Studies at first year.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ENG2CFT; GSD2CFT; GSD3CFT
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Gender | Recommended | Colebrook, C. 2004 | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Readings | Gender trouble: feminism and the subject of identity | Recommended | Butler, J. 1999 | ROUTLEDGE |
| Readings | Playing in the dark: whiteness and the lirerary imagination | Recommended | Morrison, T. 1992 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |