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Clio's Craft: Writing Feminist Histories - HIST3907
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit at the HIST2000 level
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines the theory and practice of feminist history, comprising histories of women, gender and sexualities. Emphasises changing approaches to feminist history inspired by different sorts of feminist theory - recently, for example, by sexual difference ('French') feminism and postcolonial feminism.


Learning Outcomes

  • A refined awareness of feminist historiography and interdisciplinary theory
  • An ability to evaluate, critically, arguments and debates in these and other fields
  • An improvement in one's ability to work collaboratively and effectively in seminars
  • A greater understanding of feminist research styles and methods (including attention to ethics)
  • A preparedness for honours through the above, through thesis-oriented written assignments, and through developing an understanding of the common expectations of honours theses, especially in the field of history (or in comparable advanced research projects in feminist interdisciplinary studies).

Assessment

  • Preparation and participation - 25%
  • Review essay (max. 1500 words) - 25%
  • Research essay plan (max. 500 words) and bibliography - 10%
  • Research essay (max. 3000 words) - 40%

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