Spring 2021
Meeting:
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm / * *
SLN:
12303
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
GWSS 390 C
Instructor:
"FEMINIST SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
THEORY AND RADICAL POLITICS OF
CARE"
TAUGHT BY: JEY SAUNG
SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY WORKS TO
EXCAVATE FORMS OF UNWAGED LABOR
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN WAGED
LABOR. PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO
THE WAYS IN WHICH SOCIAL
REPRODUCTION IS IN CONVERSATION
WITH CRITIQUES OF NEOCOLONIALISM,
GLOBALIZATION, AND THE "CRISIS OF
CARE." THE COURSE WILL THEN TURN TO
RADICAL QUEER THINKERS WHO ARE
CONCEPTUALIZING THE CURRENT
PRODUCTION OF "ESSENTIAL WORKERS"
BY THE STATE AS EMERGING ALONGSIDE
EVER-GROWING MUTUAL AID PROJECTS
AND THE RECONCEPTUALIZING OF CARE
WORK.
OFFERED JOINTLY WITH GWSS 390 & THE
BRIDGES CENTER FOR LABOR STUDIES.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 5, 2024 - 8:17 pm