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Feminist Philosophy Phil 4130W PHIL 4130W FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY SPRING 2016 Professor Dr. Rosemary Kellison Contact [email protected]; 678.839.5514 Office TLC 2245 Office Hours Tues. 1–4, Weds. 10–12 & 1–4, Thurs. 2–4, and by appointment Meeting Time TR 9:30–10:50 am Classroom Humanities 205 Course Website https://westga.view.usg.edu ABOUT THIS COURSE Course Description Feminists argue for the equal dignity of women and against the oppression of women. In this course, we examine how these arguments have been expressed in philosophy. We will consider the ways in which philosophers have contributed to the development of feminist thinking and practice, as well as the ways in which feminists have critiqued philosophy. We will also consider some of the major debates within feminist philosophy. Students will leave this course with a deeper understanding of what is distinctive about feminist philosophy as well as how this tradition has developed and differentiated over time. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students These course-specific learning outcomes will be able to: contribute to the departmental learning • give an account of the historical and intellectual outcomes of the Philosophy Program by development of major trends and debates in enabling students better to: feminist philosophy; • discuss the views of at least three major • describe the arguments of several significant historical figures of philosophy; feminist philosophers; • identify and critically describe different • formulate a feminist critique of major philosophical positions and issues in oral philosophical arguments; and written communications; • and perform independent research to write a • and exhibit critical thinking skills. philosophical paper on a topic in feminist philosophy. COURSE MATERIALS Required Texts: Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology, edited by Ann Cudd & Robin Andreasen (Blackwell, 2005, ISBN 978-1405116619) This book is available for purchase at the UWG Bookstore and various online retailers. It can also be rented for the semester from amazon.com at a significantly reduced price. Readings from this book will be labeled as FT in the course calendar below. We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Anchor, 2014, ISBN 978-1101911761) All other readings will be made available on our CourseDen website. COURSE POLICIES Students should visit http://www.westga.edu/~bjames/CommonLanguageForCourseSyllabi.htm to review university policies. There you will find information pertaining to accommodations for students with disabilities, UWG’s email policy, UWG’s Honor Code, and UWG’s credit hour policy. Some important points to note: 1) For privacy and security reasons, you must email professors only from your MyUWG email account. It is your responsibility to check that account regularly. 2) If you require any sort of accommodation due to a disability, you must email your professor your SAR no later than Jan. 22. 3) Any cases of plagiarism or other academic dishonesty will result in a grade of 0 for the relevant assignment; second offenses will result in failing the entire course. 4) Any student wishing to receive honors credit for this course must get the approval of the professor and complete all the necessary paperwork within the first week of class; Honors Contracts are due by Jan. 22. ASSESSMENT Your final grade in this course will be based on: Participation (13%) and Attendance (5%) To earn an excellent participation grade, you should: • come to class on time each day. When you are not in class, you cannot participate, and so a high number of absences, late arrivals, and/or early departures will lead to a lower Participation grade. • be attentive during class. Avoid using your cellphone, texting, visiting websites, sleeping, sending emails, or talking to students around you during class. • bring the assigned reading to class and be prepared to reference it. • participate in class discussions in a way that demonstrates familiarity with and critical thinking about the assigned readings and shows respect for fellow classmates. Regular attendance is expected in this course. Documentation must be provided for an excused absence. After two unexcused absences, each additional absence will result in a 1-point deduction from your Attendance grade. Repeatedly coming late to class will result in similar deductions. NOTE: If the university ever cancels classes, it is your responsibility to check both CourseDen and your UWG email account for updates regarding course assignments. Daily Reading Quizzes (22%) Very brief written quizzes, consisting of one or two brief questions, will be designed to be completed while doing the assigned reading for each class day. These quizzes are intended to help you become a more critical reader and to prepare you for informed participation in class discussion. Your highest 22 quiz grades will count toward your final grade; each is worth 1% of your final grade. Reading quizzes will be due every class day at 9:30 a.m. and will be submitted online through CourseDen. No late reading quizzes will be accepted without a documented excuse. Mini Research Assignments (25%) You will complete two 4–5-page research assignments during the first half of the semester (due Feb. 8 and Feb. 29). These assignments will require you to find a recent (2006–present) scholarly article on a topic related to our most recent class unit and to critically discuss that article in light of what we have read in class. Detailed instructions on how to perform research (i.e., how to find articles) will be provided in class before the first of these assignments is due. Final Paper (35%: 2% for topic submission, 8% for summaries, 10% for draft, 15% for final paper) Your 8–10-page final paper will be based on the model you practice in your mini research assignments. You will first choose any topic related to feminist philosophy. Then, you will choose two recent scholarly articles dealing with that topic to critically discuss in your paper. Your paper should bring these two articles into conversation with each other as well as with relevant readings from our course this semester. More detailed information will be provided as we move through the semester. Your final paper is composed of several assignments. In the first one-page assignment, due Mar. 11, you will provide the citations for your two articles as well as your general topic and how these two articles relate to this topic. The second paper assignment, due Mar. 28, involves writing a summary of each of the two articles you chose. Third, you will submit a polished, full-length draft of your paper by Apr. 11, followed by the submission of your final draft with revisions based on feedback provided for your draft by Apr. 25. Any late assignments related to the final paper will be penalized 20% per day late. Your submissions will be analyzed using plagiarism-detection software; plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of 0. Failure to attend and participate in the class discussion of final papers on Thurs., Apr. 28 will result in a 20-point penalty to your final paper grade. Grading Scale: A: 90–100; B: 80–89; C: 70–79; D: 60–69; F: 0–59 COURSE CALENDAR (subject to change with advanced notice) Date Reading/Assignment Why Feminism? T 1/12 Suggested reading: Mary Wollstonecraft, “Of the Pernicious Effects…” (1792) (FT ch. 1) In class: Discussion of course syllabus; watch Makers R 1/14 Betty Friedan, “The Problem that Has No Name” (1963) Anne-Marie Slaughter, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” (2012) T 1/19 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists (2014) R 1/21 Nancy Tuana, “Reading Philosophy as a Woman” (1992) Ann Cudd & Robin Andreasen, “Introduction” (2005) (FT, Introduction—pgs. 1–4) In class: Discussion of research and library resources for research assignments Oppression T 1/26 Iris Marion Young, “Five Faces of Oppression” (1990) (FT ch. 8) R 1/28 Marilyn Frye, “Oppression” (1983) (FT ch. 7) Shulamith Firestone, “The Dialectic of Sex” (1970) In class: watch Makers excerpt T 2/2 Sandra Lee Bartky, On Psychological Oppression” (1979) (FT ch. 9) Ann Cahill, “A Phenomenology of Fear: The Threat of Rape…” (2001) R 2/4 Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege and Male Privilege” (1988) M 2/8 Research Assignment #1 Due by 11:59 pm Sex and Gender T 2/9 Simone de Beauvoir, “Intro to The Second Sex” (1949) (FT ch. 3) R 2/11 Radicalesbians, “The Woman Identified Woman” (1970) Monique Wittig, “One is Not Born a Woman” (1979) T 2/16 Judith Butler, “Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire” (1990) (FT ch. 12) R 2/18 Judith Butler, “Imitation and Gender Insubordination” (1990) T 2/23 Anne Fausto-Sterling, “Should There Be Only Two Sexes?” (2000) Anti-Essentialism and Intersectionality R 2/25 Sojourner Truth, “Ain’t I a Woman?” (1851) Combahee River Collective, “A Black Feminist Statement” (1977) Audre Lorde, “The Master’s Tools…” (1979) Alice Walker, “Womanist” (1983) M 2/29 Research Assignment #2 Due by 11:59 pm T 3/1 bell hooks, “Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory” (1984) (FT ch. 5) R 3/3 Elizabeth V. Spelman, “Gender & Race: The Ampersand Problem…” (1988) Last Day to Withdraw with a Grade of “W” T 3/8 Kimberlé Crenshaw, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” (1989) COURSE CALENDAR cont. (subject to change with advanced notice) Date Reading/Assignment Feminist Epistemology R 3/10 Genevieve Lloyd, “The Man of Reason” (1984) (FT ch. 14) Susan Bordo, “Purification and Transcendence” (1987) F 3/11 Final Paper Topic (with article titles) Due by 11:59 pm T 3/15 Spring Break R 3/17 No Class T 3/22 Helen Longino, “Can There Be a Feminist Science?” (1987) (FT ch. 16) R 3/24 Sandra Harding, “Rethinking Standpoint Epistemology” (1993) (FT ch.
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