WGS 332
Contemporary Feminist Theory
Fall 2026
Topics
- Seminar #2 • Kate Manne, Intro
- (UofA Library Access)
- Judith Butler, Introduction • At home, watch: Adolescence (Netflix)
- Aegenia Siapera, “Online Misogyny as Witch
- Misogyny
Readings
- Who’s Afraid of Gender? (2024) – Judith Butler
Winter 2026
Topics
- Critically analyze concepts developed in feminist theory
- Develop writing skills in formulating clear arguments supported by textual evidence
- Develop robust and creative applications of theoretical concepts
- Develop the ability to translate dense theoretical concepts to various audiences
Readings
- Who’s Afraid of Gender? (2024) – Judith Butler
- Simpson, Chadwick, Manne, Butler
- Young, Taylor, Nash, Gordon
- Formatting, Style and Content Requirements for written assignments:
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- WGS 332 CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST THEORY · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
- 2020-Fall-WGS-332-LECTURE-A1 ↗2020
- 2023-Winter-WGS-332-LECTURE-850 ↗2023
- 2024-Winter-WGS-332-LECTURE-B1 ↗2024
- 2025-Winter-WGS-332-LECTURE-B01 ↗2025
- 2026-Winter-WGS-332-LECTURE-B01 ↗2026
- 2026-Fall-WGS-332-LECTURE-A01 ↗2026
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.
- Additional readings are supplied through the course LMS. Partial automated extraction.