Spring 2022
Meeting:
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm / BAG 108
SLN:
15176
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
FEMINIST SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
THEORY
AND RADICAL POLITICS OF CARE
SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY WORKS
TO
EXCAVATE FORMS OF UNWAGED LABOR
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN WAGED
LABOR. THIS COURSE WORKS TO TRACE
THE WAYS IN FORMS OF LABOR HAVE
BEEN CONCEPTUALIZED BY READING
MAJOR WORKS OF THEORISTS SUCH AS
TITHI BATTARCHARYA AND SILVIA
FEDERICI, PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION
TO THE WAYS IN WHICH SOCIAL
REPRODUCTION IS IN CONVERSATION
WITH CRITIQUES OF NEOCOLONIALISM,
GLOBALIZATION, AND THE "CRISIS OF
CARE." THE COURSE WILL THEN TURN
TO RADICAL QUEER THINKERS WHO ARE
CONCEPTUALIZING THE CURRENT
PRODUCTION OF "ESSENTIAL WORKERS"
BY THE STATE AS EMERGING ALONGSIDE
EVER-GROWING MUTUAL AID PROJECTS
AND THE RECONCEPTUALIZING OF CARE
WORK.
Catalog Description:
Exploration of various topics and issues relevant to the study of gender, women, and sexuality. Recommended: GWSS 200. Offered: AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
September 9, 2024 - 9:01 pm