BA 6 th semester syllabus ( GAUHATI UNIVERSITY)

 Four Year Undergraduate Programme 

Subject: Political Science 

Course Name: POL 06-02 : Feminism: Theory and Practice ( Compulsory)

UNIT - I : UNDERSTANDING PATRIARCHY 

a. Patriarchy and gender.

b. Sex/ gender distinction: Nature - nurture debate

c) Private - public dichotomy.

UNIT -II: FEMINISM :  CONCEPT AND THEORIES 

a. Concept of Feminism 

b. Theories of Feminism : Liberal,  Socialist , Marxist, Radical

c. New developments in feminist thought : Eco - Feminism, Black Feminism ,Queer

UNIT -III: HISTORY OF FEMINISM 

a. Origins of Feminism in the West: France, Britain and United States of America 

b. Feminism in the Socialist Countries: China, Cuba and erstwhile USSR

UNIT -IV : THE INDIAN EXPERIENCE 

a. Social  Reforms Movement and women in nationalist movement 

b. Women's movement in the post - colonial period: issue of family and property rights, work and violence 

c. Gender issues in Northeast India: conflict, peacemaking and politics