Course: Feminist theory

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Course title Feminist theory
Course code KSS/FTZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaníček Milesson Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jíšová Radmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Historical and social conditions of the rise of feminism. Feminism of equality and difference. First wave of feminism. 2) The work of Simone de Beauvoir. Classical sociology and feminism. 3) Second wave of feminism - the historical and social context. Feminism and social movements. Relationship between theory and practice. 4) Liberal feminism. 5) Marxist and socialist feminism. 6) Radical feminism - libertarian and cultural perspective. 7) Psychoanalytic feminism. Postmodern feminism. 8) Ecofeminism. Postcolonial theory and the critique of "west" feminism. 9-10) Feminism of deconstruction. The critique of the category "woman". The work of Judith Butler. 11) Feminism in Czech context. Feminism and (post)communist countries. 12) Feminist epistemologies and methodological approaches. - aplication of correlation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 24 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to be able to read texts in English.
to describe and explain basic sociological theorie.
Skills
to produce a formally acceptable professional output.
to actively use foreign databases of professional journals.
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to orientate the himsef in the problems of feminist theories
to critically evaluate and compare the existing feminist theories
to memorize the sociological terminology in English
Skills
to analyze the academic texts in foreign language
to analyze the actual discussions about the feminism from the sociological point of view
to interpret the effect of process feminization
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Textual studies
Seminar
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Skills
Written exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Barša, Pavel. Panství člověka a touha ženy : feminismus mezi psychoanalýzou a poststrukturalismem. Praha : SLON, 2002. ISBN 80-86429-06-7.
  • Beauvoir, S. Druhé pohlaví. Praha: Orbis, 1996.
  • Elshtain, Jean Bethke. Veřejný muž, soukromá žena : ženy ve společenském a politickém myšlení. 1. vyd. Praha : ISE, 1999. ISBN 80-86130-07-X.
  • Fricker, Miranda; Hornsby, Jennifer. The Cambridge companion to feminism in philosophy/. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-521-62469-X.
  • Horská, Pavla. Naše prababičky feministky. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-380-0.
  • Nagl-Docekal, Herta. Feministická filosofie : výsledky, problémy, perspektivy. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86429-68-7.
  • Oates-Indruchová, Libora. Dívčí válka s ideologií : klasické texty angloamerického feministického myšlení. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998. ISBN 80-85850-67-2.


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