From Past Feminisms to Postfeminism: Feminisms for the 21st Century
Examines feminist theories from early writings to 21st-century postfeminism, covering Second Wave, Black feminist thought, queer theory, disability studies, fat studies, ecofeminism, and global feminisms.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Summarize and synthesize the work of feminist theorists and other theorists (queer and crip theory, fat studies, critical race theory, etc.) from the mid-20th century to the present day.
Critically analyze feminist theory in conjunction with cultural and social events and draw connections among how feminist theory ideas align and how they differ from each other.
Critically appreciate and constructively critique texts, theoretical frameworks, ideas, and praxis (the gap between text and world).
Articulate your own ideas about what you think feminism for the 21st century can or should look like/sound like/feel like in conjunction with historical and contemporary feminist theories and frameworks.
Build awareness and understanding of feminist principles, values, and epistemologies (knowledge development) and how these translate to praxis and feminist calls to action.
Engage in the process of social science data collection, through interviews, oral history, textual and/or content analysis
Conduct a literature review and seek out contemporary social science research using a feminist theory and research lens
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
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Topics
- Early feminist writings, Second Wave, consciousness raising, and the 'personal is political' ideology.
- Black feminist thought, queer theory, disability studies, fat studies, ecofeminism, and transnational/global feminisms.
- Contestations and dynamic relationships among feminist texts from past and present.
- Current cultural configurations and conceptualizations of feminism and feminist movements.
Skills
- Summarizing and synthesizing feminist, queer, crip, fat, and critical race theories.
- Critically analyzing feminist theory in relation to cultural and social events.
- Articulating personal perspectives on 21st-century feminism using historical and contemporary frameworks.
- Collecting social science data via interviews, oral history, and textual analysis.
- Conducting literature reviews and seeking contemporary social science research through a feminist lens.
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