Learning outcomes

The students familiarize themselves with post-colonial feminist discussions concerning “race”, ethnicity and gender.

Contents

Book exam or an essay. Before writing the essay, please consult the teacher in charge. Please choose three books in the list for the book exam.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Keskinen, Irni & Tuori (eds): Complying With Colonialism. Gender, Race and Ethnicity in the Nordic Region. Ashgate 2009.

 

OR

 

Tuori: The Politics of Multicultural Encounters. Feminist Postcolonial Perspectives. Åbo Akademi 2009.

 

AND choose two of the following:

Eisenstein: Against Empire: Feminisms, Racism and 'the' West. Zed Books 2004.

McClintock: Imperial Leather. Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Colonial Contest 1995. pp. 1—203 and 296—449. Available electronically through the University Library at http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.02146

Mohanty: Feminism without Borders. Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity. Duke University Press 2003.

Phillips: Multiculturalism Without Culture. Princeton University Press 2009.

 

 

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