Research question: Can Feminist Foreign Policy achieve the goals of feminism? Critically engage in essay format with the concept and question from a feminist political theory perspective.
Engage with themes and perspectives from our course generally; particularly texts with international politics themes. (Feminisms after the Cold War
Sexualities and power
Capitalism and labor
Feminism in the early Soviet Union
The Woman Question and the Republic
The Woman Question: A Medieval view
The Public/The Private).
Research the idea of Feminist Foreign Policy generally. General research sources will be posted on Canvas to start you off. You must conduct additional research.
Select a thematic focus and use your chosen theme to focus your discussion and points of reference:
1 climate change
2 asylum and migration
3 disarmament and demilitarisation
Due May 31st
5 pages (not including works referenced list and endnotes)
If you have any questions or need clarification, please do not hesitate to ask me.
Expectations and evaluation
Communication: Evidence of editing for quality of argument structure and development, language. Language clear, effective, without errors in grammar, spelling, and formatting. Proofread please!
Argument: Argument must be highly relevant to core themes of the course and must be a feminist political theory essay. Must have a clear thesis and development, anticipate counter-arguments, and persuasively argue your case. Must show that course discussions, materials, and assignment topic and thematic focus have been clearly thought about. Engage with themes and perspectives from our course generally; particularly texts with international politics themes. (See syllabus). Your own point of view must engage thoughtfully and critically with them.
Research, sources, and citations: Additional research is required and should be employed to great effect. Critically select and evaluate your sources. Texts from syllabus and additional sources should be engaged critically and purposefully. Essay should not only summarize sources but demonstrate great understanding of the texts (arguments, implications, contexts, etc.). Evidence should be used appropriately and skillfully. Citations are used and in the correct Chicago endnotes format indicating page numbers or paragraphs where appropriate. (Example of endnotes in the Angela Davis reading.) Also include a works referenced list / bibliography.
This course provides a broad overview of (mostly) Western political
theories that can broadly be called feminist or proto-feminist and that range from the middle
ages to the present day. We will explore the diverse and at times conflicting political values of
feminisms, the very definition of ‘politics’, what feminist inquiry reveals about a given
state/society, and what particular historical context reveals about feminist theories.
