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Syllabus “ Feminist Political ”

Title of the Course Feminist Political Course breakdown 28 teaching hours Philosophy online

152 hours independent study Name of instructor Iclal Ayse Total course hours 150 Kücükkirca Language English ECTS 5

(3 ECTS points for Online class times Thursdays 18.00- students who 19.00 (GMT + 1) participate without fulfilling Virtual Office hours Tuesdays 13.00 – assignments) 14.00 (GMT + 1) Hosted by Humboldt Certificate issued by Humboldt University University min. number of 5 max. number of 30 participants participants

Course description This course aims to focus on feminist political thought and philosophy from a historical perspective. The courses’ selected reading list enable us to get familiar with some writers, philosophical texts and certain concepts as useful tools to think about feminist philosophy. A historical approach will enable us to see how these texts form continuities and breaks and how these relate to the context from which they arise. This class will be a space to discuss the use of certain categories such as class and race as well as and sexuality. We will particularly focus on issues in feminist and , including issues relating to sex, gender, sexuality; class; race; ; oppression, resistance and . The course aims to discuss certain central concepts of feminist political philosophy in relation to, but not reduced to the global and local socio-political conflicts.

Learning aims:

1. To get familiar with central concepts of feminist philosophy, such as the “”, sex, gender, sexuality, and equality, , race, class and justice; 2. To build the bridge between feminist politics and feminist political philosophy; 3. To enable the critical and historical evaluation of philosophical texts; 4. To develop an ability to write and think critically about political philosophy in general

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and feminist political philosophy in particular; 5. Apply analytic methods of critical thinking to feminist theories and concerns.

Course requirements

1. To submit a page-long opinion writing on the reading material one day before the class 2. To attend minimum 80% of the class meetings 3. A 15-minutes long presentation 4. To actively participate in the discussion section of each class 5. Submit the take home exam 6. Submit a final paper

About the instructor

Iclal Ayse Kücükkirca completed her PhD degree at the SPEL (Social, Political, Ethical and Legal Philosophy) programme at Binghamton University, New York in 2011. The title of her dissertation is Homelessness and Homemaking. Her areas of interest are gender/sexuality studies particularly women’s movements, and feminist political philosophy and the construction of the home place in different geographies through different axes. She has worked as a lecturer at the Philosophy department of the Binghamton University and at the History department of the University of Wisconsin, River Falls and as an Assistant Professor at the Philosophy department of Mardin Artuklu University.

Course organisation

This is the first outline of the online methodology of the course. Please understand this section is preliminary and subject to change.

1. Online classes will take place once a week on Thursdays 18.00-19.00 (GMT + 1). 2. Lectures will be pre-recorded and available in video format on the university platform (under the icon "go to videos"). 3. Each online class will be divided up into four sections: introduction, student presentation, discussion, summary. 4. Students will be required to read the relevant material before each class. 5. Students will be required to watch the relevant video lecture before each class. 6. One student will present their reflection paper each week in class (15 minutes). 7. Students will also submit a page-long reflection on the reading material one day before the class. 8. Students will discuss their reflection papers in the online class.

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Week Topic Required Readings Suggested Readings

1 A historical overview of feminist philosophy, a discussion on the validity of the field (feminist philosophy)

2 Introductory Alison Stone, Alison Stone, Introduction to Feminist Concepts Introduction to Philosophy; Feminist Philosophy Chapter 1-3; Sex, Gender, Sexuality Introduction

3 Different 1. 1. , Valerie Bryson, Feminist Political Theory Beginnings to the A Vindication of the An Introduction, Question Rights of Women The Enlightenment and Early Liberal Introduction; , Mary Wollstonecraft’s Chapter 1: The Vindication of the Rights of Woman, pp. Rights Involved Duties 11-20 of Mankind Considered 2. 2. Sojourner , Ain’t I a Woman Speech https://sourcebooks.for dham.edu/mod/sojtruth -woman.asp

3. 3. Sojourner Truth, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth, The World of Sojourner Truth and Her Narrative, Introduction

4 On Liberty , The John Stuart Mill, On Liberty Subjection of Women The whole text is required. 3/5

5 Thinking of the , Valerie Bryson, Feminist Political Theory “Other” from the An Introduction, Woman’s Book 2, Part 4 Feminism After the Second World War, Perspective Childhood pp.126-139

6 Schulamith Firestone, Valerie Bryson, Feminist Political Theory The of Sex: An Introduction, The Case for Feminist Raical Feminism and the theory of Revolution , pp. 163-175 7 Socialist Heidi Hartmann, “The Valerie Bryson, Feminist Political Theory Feminism Unhappy Marriage of An Introduction, Marxism and Marxist and from the Feminism”, Lydia 1960s, pp. 203-226 Sargent (ed), Women and Revolution 8 Thinking , Luce Irigaray, This Sex Which Is Not One Difference from Democracy Begins the Feminine’s between Two Perspective 9 Black Feminist , Yearning Valerie Bryson, Feminist Political Theory Thought 1 Race, Gender and An Introduction, Cultural Politics Black and postmodern , pp. 226- 233 10 Black Feminist Chandra Talpade Linda E. Carty, , Thought 2 Mohanty, Feminism Feminist Freedom Warriors: Genealogies, Without Borders: Justice, Politics and Hope Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity

11 Black Feminist , Patricia Hill Collins, Sirma Bilge, Thought 3 Black Feminist Thought: , Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment 12 Undoing Gender , Gender Judith Butler, Bodies That Matter: On the Trouble Discursive Limits of Sex 13 Thinking of the Sara Ahmed, Cladia Sara Ahmed, Living A Feminist Life Home Space Castaneda, Anne-Marie Fortier and Mimi Sheller, Uprootings/Regr oundings

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14 How to Continue General Overview of the Class, Suggestions, Critiques, Evaluation of the Instructor and the Students

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