> In this class, we will explore how gender has been socially and historically constructed. We will approach the unity in difference of “woman,” as well as “man,” “trans,” and other gendered identities and roles, by investigating how different forms and periods of social organization have given rise to diverse ways of understanding and structuring gender. Following this method, our course schedule proceeds chronologically and geographically through different periods and contexts of the gendered experience, beginning with the dawn of humanity (a much contested battleground for feminists) and ending with feminist visions of futures yet to come. As we will see, the meaning of gender in general and “woman” in specific differ in each period (and in some may not be apt concepts at all!). At the same time, a diversity of philosophical concerns regarding the gendered experience arise form these different historical and geographical contexts, with the perennial topics of feminism developing across time and space in conjunction with each other. So presented, the topical ideas usually considered in formal isolation are presented as a related set of questions and answers that constitute a developing conversation in response to the experience of gendered life. [[PHIL230 – Feminist Philosophy Syllabus.pdf|PHIL230: Feminist Philosophy Syllabus]] ### Additional Materials - [[PHIL230 Feminist Philosophy - Lecture Notes]] - [[PHIL230 Feminist Philosophy - Recordings]] - [[Feminist Philosophy Syllabus Resources]] - [[History of Gender and Sexuality Syllabus Resources]] - [[Feminist Philosophy Films]] ![[PHIL230 – Feminist Philosophy Syllabus.pdf]]