Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Feminist Philosophy
School	Phil, Theology and Religion
Department	Philosophy
Module Code	08 26782
Module Lead	Herjeet Marway
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-8 hours Guided independent study-172 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module addresses some of the key debates in feminist philosophy. It begins with a general overview of feminism, of the agenda and interests that appear to mark out feminist philosophy in general, and of the breadth and diversity of feminist thought. The module may cover feminist approaches to, among other things, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, ethics, political philosophy, and applied issues. After considering competing views on how feminism and feminist philosophy should be conceived, the module will address a range of contemporary issues in feminism. Key questions may include: What is gender? What is sex? How should these and other social categories be understood? Do men and women have distinctive ways of knowing? Do traditional accounts of knowledge discount the experience of oppressed groups? What are implicit biases and stereotype threat, and what do they mean for how we act and understand the world? How does gender interact with other individual features, such as race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality? How should individuals and institutions evaluate and address traditional feminist issues including pornography, prostitution, cosmetic surgery, norms of beauty, standards of sexuality, marriage, the gendered division of labour, hate speech, and sexual harassment? How should individuals and institutions evaluate and address newer feminist concerns including war, terrorism, climate change, the resource curse, migration, global poverty, labour standards, and international trade? This is a module for anyone who wants to think more about how feminist analysis can contribute to our understanding of the social world around us, and the various urgent problems we face within it.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: - show understanding of the unity and diversity of feminist philosophy; show understanding of important feminist analyses of the various issues, practices and problems addressed throughout the various weeks of module, such as pornography, sexual harassment, etc. articulate and defend their own views regarding those issues and practices, situating them in relation to the views on offer in the literature. identify and critically evaluate the overarching theoretical commitments of the different strands of feminist theory encountered over the course of the module.
Assessment	26782-01 : 1750 word Essay OR 10-15 minute Presentation : Coursework (50%) 26782-02 : CT Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Assessment 1: 1 x 1750 word essay OR 10-15mins presentation (50%) Assessment 2: 90-minute centrally timetabled exam (50%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s), if this results in failure of the module as a whole.
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