55-01.221.414 Feminist Politics: Coalition and Social Change (P)

Lehrende: Dr. Caleb Ward

Veranstaltungsart: Hauptseminar

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Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Credits: 4,0

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: 5 | 25

Kontingentschema: Phil_Standard_WS1415

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Für den erfolgreichen Besuch dieser Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Fachspezifischen Wahlbereichs werden 4 LP angerechnet.

Kommentare/ Inhalte:
"Without community there is certainly no liberation, no future, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between me and my oppression." -- Audre Lorde
 
Feminist political theory and philosophy have developed sophisticated theories of coalition and solidarity within political movements, grounded in the unavoidable heterogeneity of the interests and political demands of women* across differences such as race, gender identity, sexuality, ability, and socioeconomic position. These theories set out from questions rarely asked within liberal political philosophy: On what basis is shared political action possible for people who have been persistently excluded—due to race, gender, or economic disenfranchisement—from traditional ideals of democratic inclusion and mutual respect? How can coalitions pursue external political change without ignoring internal tensions and historical injustices, such as between white women and women of color? What theories of social identity, oppression, and communication facilitate this kind of political action?

In this seminar, we will examine theories of solidarity and coalition that have been developed in support of feminist political movements. We will also discuss how these theories might be applicable to social change in general, beyond specific feminist movements, and the implications theories of feminist coalitional politics might have for political philosophy writ large. Special attention will be paid to philosophies emerging from women of color and transnational perspectives.

Literatur:
Literature will be available through OpenOlat.

Anticipated texts include:

• Linda Alcoff, “The Problem of Speaking for Others,” Cultural Critique, no. 20 (1991): 5–32.
  
• María C. Lugones and Elizabeth V. Spelman, “Have We Got a Theory for You! Feminist Theory, Cultural Imperialism and the Demand for ‘the Woman’s Voice,’” Women’s Studies International Forum 6, no. 6 (1983): 573–81.
  
• María Lugones, Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes: Theorizing Coalition against Multiple Oppressions (2003). [excerpts]
  
• María Lugones, “On Complex Communication,” Hypatia 21, no. 3 (2006): 75–85.
  
• Kristie Dotson and Ayanna De’Vante Spencer, “Another Letter Long Delayed: On Unsound Epistemological Practices and Reductive Inclusion,” Philosophical Topics 46, no. 2 (2018): 51–69.
  
• Uma Narayan, Dislocating Cultures: Identities, Traditions, and Third-World Feminism (1997). [excerpts]
  
• Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (2003). [excerpts]
  
• Serene J. Khader, Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic (2019). [excerpts]
  
• Mariana Ortega, In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self (2015). [excerpts]
  

Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Studienleistungen:

• aktive Teilnahme
  
• sorgfältige Vor-/Nachbereitung der Seminarsitzung
  
• weitere Studienleistungen werden ggf. am Anfang der Veranstaltung bekannt gegeben
  

• Hausarbeit (o.ä.)