GLIB 5229 -

Institution:

The New School

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Gender, Identity, and Agency in a Globalizing World Spring 2009. Elzbieta Matynia Recognizing that gender equity is still poorly reflected even in accountable democratic societies, this seminar focuses on the intersection of gender and citizenship. The course concentrates on postcolonial and postcommunist societies as they are challenged by both nation and globalization. The role of women in the early 21st century who are caught between local, national, and global pressures in new or newly-consolidated democracies, is examined. Various strategies through which local women (and local feminism) respond to these pressures are considered. The discussion on introducing change in the context of movements for social transformation, or in the context of enabling democratic infrastructure, is informed by two key categories: identity and agency. Relationships between women and nationalist projects, between nationhood and identity, and between gender and public and private citizenship are explored. The relatively recent emergence of globalization-a supraterritorial system of interdependence-is consideredfor its gender implications. While examining the role of women in local settings and in global civil society, questions of the universality of human rights; the principle of gender mainstreaming; and the tensions between feminism, liberalism, cultural relativism, and multiculturalism are discussed. Finally, consideration is given to the prospects for (and implications of) global feminism in a global civil society. Cross listed with Sociology.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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