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FEMINIST GEOGRAPHY: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

GEN&WS/GEOG 514
Course Description

An introduction to foundational approaches to feminist qualitative research in human geography. Research is not separate from a social world that historically has been and continues to be shaped by (settler) colonial, racialized, gendered, sexualized, and class-inflected relations of power (among others). Research practices and "findings" have been and continue to be used to inform and rationalize relations of oppression, exploitation, and violence. For feminist researchers, then, questions of power, difference, and social change are central to how we design and conduct research. Engages in political-ethical discussions about the positionality and responsibilities of ourselves as researchers, and how our knowledge production can reproduce and challenge prevailing relations of power.

Prerequisites

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

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Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

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A Rate
100%

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Class Size
9

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Instructors (2026 Summr)

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