Certificate Course in Western Feminist Thought, Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Fees:

160/-

Eligibility:

Admission is open for any graduate of any discipline.

Course Description:

Shivaji University, Kolhapur is offering Certificate Course in Western Feminist Thought. In this section, learn about the Certificate Course in Western Feminist Thought course at Shivaji University, Kolhapur

This course aims at acquainting the students with major schools in western feminist thought. It is designed to develop a critical perspective and enable them to question patriarchal assumptions of existing body of knowledge and integrate gender perspective in their education, research and its application.

Course Content

Unit 1 Liberal Feminism
- Liberal Feminism in 18th Century- Mary Wollstone Craft
- Liberal Feminism in 19th Century- J. S. Mill, Harriet Taylor Mill
- Liberal Feminism in 20th Century- Betty Friedan

Unit 2 Radical feminism
- Masculinity and Femininity
- Biological Motherhood
- Technological Motherhood
- Pornography

Unit 3 Marxist Feminism
- Family
- State
- Wages for Housework

Unit 4 Socialist Feminism
- Influence of Radical Feminism and Marxist Feminism
- Concept of Social Mothering

Reference Books

- Tong, Rosemarie (1989) Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction, Westview Press, San Francisco.
- Humm, Maggie ed. (1992) Feminism: A Reader, Harvester WheatsheafNY / London.
- Banks, Olive (1981) Faces of Feminism: A Study of Feminism as a Social Movement. New York: St Martin's Press.
- Ryan, Barbara (1992) Feminism and the Women's Movement.Routledge, London.
- Engels, Friedrich. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (New York: Pathfinder Press, 1972)