WST 301 - Histories of Feminism

Institution:

Stony Brook University

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Description:

An historical study of the theoretical and practical developments that form contemporary feminism. Beginning with the 18th century critiques of women's rights, the course traces the expansion of feminist concerns to include a global perspective, as well as attention to race and class. Representative texts include Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women, poems by Phyllis Wheatley and Sojourner Truth, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, Virgina Woolf's Three Guineas, and Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. This course is offered as both HIS 301 and WST 301.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.stonybrook.edu

Phone Number:

(631) 632-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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