Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Richard Stockton College of New Jersey/GIS 3614 Feminist Theory (Fall 2014)/Course description

Course Description: This course is taught by Thorgodofwar (talk) 15:32, 20 August 2014 (UTC), also known as Prof. Adeline Koh, Associate Professor of Literature at Richard Stockton College. GIS 3614 serves as the capstone course for all students pursuing a minor in Women and Gender Studies. It is also open to other interested students. In this course, students will read and discuss important texts within feminist theory. This course covers how gender factors into how human beings create, interpret and produce knowledge claims about the world. We will learn about the history of feminist thought in its various stages, and evaluate the strengths, insights and weaknesses of different theoretical standpoints. The major project for the class will be to add 1000 words to Wikipedia on feminism and feminist theory. In this course we will: 1) Explore the history of feminist theory (and different ways of conceptualizing this history) 2) Consider the intersections of feminism with other forms of oppression, such as race, class, and colonialism, 3) Improve our conceptual skills, critical thinking, and oral and written communications through Wikipedia editing.
 * This class will participate in a Feminist Theory node of the FemTechNet DOCC, with a class at the College of New Jersey (taught by Prof. Marla Jaksch) and a class at West Virginia University (taught by Prof. Brian Jara).

The three essential goals for this class are to:
 * 1) Learn fundamental principles, generalizations and theories (i.e. What is feminist theory? What is the relationship of feminist theory to philosophy?)
 * 2) Learn to apply course material (i.e. How can we apply feminist theory to the world around us?)
 * 3) Learn to analyze and critically evaluate ideas (i.e. What is the worth of feminist theory, what are its strong points and what are its limitations?)

Another important goal of this course is for you to: Develop skill in expressing yourself in writing (through writing regular critical analyses, longer papers, and putting together a presentation).

Texts Required text: Feminist Theory Reader, Carole McCann and Seung-kyung Kim

Thorgodofwar (talk) 15:13, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

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