Transnational Feminisms

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How do controversial practices related to women become touchstones that draw women together across cultures or, conversely, push them into separate cultural and political spheres? This course introduces the challenges transnational feminism has posed to Western notions of feminism. To explore these contestations, we will look at a series of controversies that have generated global debates about the status of women and issues like consent, freedom, and equality. We will look specifically at the close connections made between women's practices and elements of tradition, including religion. We will be reading a range of positions represented in different types of writing across genre, including scholarly writing, legal cases, media debates, films and literature. Prerequisites: 76-101 or 76-102 or ( 76-107 and 76-106 ) or ( 76-106 and 76-108 ) or ( 76-108 and 76-107 )