Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3217: Feminist Political Theory

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Part I: Foundations of Feminist Political Theory

What is Patriarchy?

The Second Wave: Equality and Difference

The Third Wave: Identity Politics and Gender Identity

The Fourth Wave?: Intersectionality

Part II: Feminist Critiques of Liberalism

Relational Autonomy

The Social Contract and the Sexual Contract

Feminist Critiques of Capitalism

Human Rights and Women’s Rights

Part III: Alternative Feminist Politics

Naming Injustice and Identifying Privilege

Care Ethics and Emotional Labour

Re-Imagining Political Theory

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
44	256

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	44	22 x 2 hour seminars
Guided Independent Study	94	Preparing for seminars, reading, and research
Guided Independent Study	162	Completing assessment tasks: reading, research, and writing.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).