Feminist Philosophy (V7085)
15 credits, Level 5
Autumn teaching
In this module, you'll look at:
- the sex/gender distinction
- reproductive issues and the family
- sexual objectification
- intersectionality
- epistemic injustice
- feminist interpretations of the history of philosophy.
You'll examine and develop your own positions on these issues.
Philosophers whose work you'll discuss include:
- Judith Butler
- Luce Irigaray
- Sally Haslanger
- Robin Dembroff.
Teaching
50%: Lecture
50%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Written assessment (Essay)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.