Spring 2019
Meeting:
TTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm / CDH 110B
SLN:
12218
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
GWSS 390 A
Instructor:
Jiwoon Yulee
"FEMINIST SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
THEORY AND RADICAL POLITICS OF
CARE"
**OFFERED JOINTLY WITH GWSS 390
THE CLASS WILL READ MAJOR WORKS
OF FEMINIST SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
THEORISTS, SUCH AS SILVIA
FEDERICI, MARIAROSA DALLA COSTA,
LISA VOGEL, NANCY FRASER, AND
TITHI BHATTACHARYA, AND BE
INTRODUCED TO CRITICAL CONCEPTS,
LIKE "LIFE'S WORK," "LIFE-TIME,"
AND "LIFE-STORY." THE COURSE
WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO
DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL
UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT
NEOLIBERAL CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND
SLOW DEATH THAT ARE SUSTAINED BY
INTERSECTING SYSTEMS OF POWER AND
THE EVOLVING MATERIAL AND
DISCURSIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH. REVIEWING
THE MAJOR SITES OF REPRODUCTIVE
STRUGGLES AROUND THE WORLD, THE
COURSE WILL COLLECTIVELY EXPLORE
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF RADICAL
RESISTANCE AGAINST THE NEOLIBERAL
WAYS OF LIFE.
Catalog Description:
Each colloquium examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
December 4, 2024 - 10:50 am