Feminist Political Thought

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course is an inquiry into feminist political thought. It considers both historical and contemporary writers of importance to feminist political theory. The basic aims of the course are: first, to consider feminist political theory's critical perspective on the classical canon of political thought; and second, to discuss contemporary feminist political theories, including liberal, Marxist, gynocentric and postmodern feminist thinkers. Restrictions: Honours Form Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-4236. Requisite Courses: One 3 credit hour course in Area 2, Political Thought, or PHIL-2200 or WGS-3301 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].