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Transnational Feminisms: Contexts, Conflicts, & Solidarity

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Fr 1p.m. – 3:45p.m.		 REMOTE 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
Fr 1p.m. – 3:45p.m.
Location
REMOTE
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

Feminism as an analytic lens, identity and movement for social transformation continues to be a hotly contested subject. This course introduces perspectives in feminist theory and practice from domestic U.S. and global contexts in order to ask: how do the contributions of women of color in the U.S. and of feminist movements in the "Third World" radically reshape the form and content of feminist politics? The objective of this class is to locate transnational feminism in relation to histories of colonialism and postcolonialism, and theories of nationalism and globalization. Students will examine topics such as gender and development; race, gender, and cultural politics; gendered violence; war, sexuality and orientalism; solidarity and alliance across cultures to examine how feminist struggles are shaped and transformed in diverse circumstances.

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

REMOTE

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

17 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Rachel Winters

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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