Feminism in India

Paper Code: 
WMS 602
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are-

 

  1. To develop a broad overview of the evolution of contemporary feminism.
  2. To study the significance of spirituality with respect to feminism.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

 Outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Paper Code

Paper Title

WMS 602

Feminism in India

CO 65: Discuss the process of evolution of contemporary feminism.

CO 66: Define key debates central to feminism.

CO 67: Summarize the evolution of eco-feminism.

CO 68: Examine the relevance of spirituality as well as caste and class in context of feminism.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

9.00
  • Feminism in India – Historical perspective: Emergence in 20th Century, After towards Equality, Institutionalizing Women’s Studies

 

9.00

Debates of Feminism in India: the nature nurture controversy; Continuity versus Western influences

9.00
  • Eco feminism: Emergence and Issues: Land, water, patenting, environment

 

9.00
  • Women in spirituality: Creating spaces in existing religions; Freedom of expression and spirituality as a mode for challenging social norms

 

9.00
  • Race, Class and Caste in Feminist Theory

 

References: 
  • Stanley, Liz, ‘Feminist Praxis: Research, Theory and Epistemology in Feminist Sociology’, Routledge, London, 1990
  • Omvedt, Gail. We will Smash This Prison, Orient Longman Ltd, New Delhi 1979
  • Bhave, Sumitra. Pan on Fire: Eight Dalit Women Tell Their Story. New Delhi, Indian Social Institute, 1988
  • Kumar, Radha. The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women’s Rights and Feminism in India, 1800-1990, Kali for Women, New Delhi, 1993
  • Rege,Sharmila, Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit Women's Testimonies, Women Unlimited, Delhi
  • Sangari, Kumkum and Vaid, Sudesh ed. Recasting Women, Delhi, Kali for Women, 1989
  • Mazumdar,Veena, Memories of a Rolling Stone, Kali for Women, New Delhi 2010
  • Chakravarti, Uma, Rewriting History: The Life and Times of Pandita Ramabai Delhi, Kali for Women, 1998.
  • Delaney, Tim, pp.202-230 ‘Feminist Theory’ in ‘Contemporary Social Theory’, Pearson Education, Inc. and Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. New Delhi, 2008

 

Academic Session: 
2021-22
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