Political Science GE
HONOURS COURSE GE 402
FEMINISM: THEORY AND PRACTICE
1. Approaches to understanding
Patriarchy (a) Feminist theorising of
the sex/gender distinction. Biologism versus social constructivism (b)
Understanding Patriarchy and Feminism (c) Liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Radical feminism,
New Feminist Schools/Traditions
2. History of Feminism (a) Origins of Feminism in the West: France,
Britain and United States of America (b) Feminism in the Socialist Countries:
China, Cuba and erstwhile USSR (c)
Feminist issues and women’s participation in anti-colonial and national
liberation movements with special focus on India
3. The Indian Experience
(a) Traditional Historiography
and Feminist critiques. Social Reforms Movement and position of women in India.
History of Women’s struggle in India
(b) Family in contemporary India
- patrilineal and matrilineal practices. Gender Relations in the Family,
Patterns of Consumption: Intra Household Divisions, entitlements and
bargaining, Property Rights
(c) Understanding Woman’s Work
and Labour – Sexual Division of Labour, Productive and Reproductive labour,
Visible - invisible work – Unpaid (reproductive and care),Underpaid and Paid
work,- Methods of computing women’s work , Female headed Households
জ্ঞ্যানজ্যোতি কোচিং সেন্টার
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