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Nancy C.M Hartsock
POL S 401
Seattle Campus
Topics can include, but are not limited to, analytical theory pertaining to justice, exploitation, and freedom; revolution and social changes; collective choice and action; sexuality and politics; critical theory; Marxist theory; post-structuralism. Content varies. Recommended: POL S 201.
Class description
Topic: Women, Commodification and Globalization Description: This course will examine ways to understand both the contemporary phenomenon of globalization and the ways women are integrated into/excluded from it. This necessitates examining both aspects of the "New Economy" and general questions about women and society world-wide. The class will conclude with an examination of social movements in this new context, and possibilities for change on a global scale.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Texts: Readings will include Enloe, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases; Castells, The Rise of the Network Society; Mies, Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale; Sassen, Globalization and Its Discontents; and Eschle, Global Democracy, Social Movements, and Feminism.
Class assignments and grading
Assignments: Students are expected to come to class having completed the readings for that day, prepared to participate in the discussion. (25% of grade) Each student must be part of a group which prepares discussion questions for the class as a whole (25% of grade) Students are also expected to write four 6-7 page papers which address one of the readings. Papers will be due on the day that the reading is discussed. (Students are encouraged to think about this in the form of writing one paper a week.) (50% of grade).
Grading: Response Papers: 25 %; Participation in Group Project: 25 %; Final Paper: 50 %.
