Foundation Course in Women's Studies

Paper Code: 
FWS 600
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
6.00

Concept, Scope and History of Women’s Studies; Women’s Studies and Women’s Movement – an Interface, Indian Perspective. Sex and Gender: Biological, Social, Cultural, Religious and attitudinal factors.

6.00

Representation of Indian Women through the ages (ancient, medieval and modern), Problems of Indian women

6.00

Women and Law- 73rd and 74th amendments, Women and Political Participation with special reference to local self governments i.e. PRIs and Municipalities.Violence against women.

6.00

Women Empowerment – National and State Policy for women empowerment.

Human Rights, Women’s Rights and Rights of the Girl child.

6.00

Women & Health – Menstruation cycles as Individual woman’s health; Sex ratio as Collective Health Status of Women in India, Female infanticide and sex determination.

Essential Readings: 

Core Readings:

 

  1. John, Mary E., 2008, Women’s Studies in India, A Reader, Gurgaon: Penguin Books
  2. Mazumdar, Vina, 2010, Memories of a Rolling Stone, New Delhi: Zubaan
  3. Kumar, Radha, 1993, The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women’s Rights and Feminism in India, 1800-1990, New Delhi: Zubaan, Kali for Women

 

 

 

Supplementary Readings

 

  1. Sinha, Niroj, 2007, Empowerment of Women Through Political Participation, Delhi: Kalpaz Publications
  2. Archer, John & Lloyd, Barbara, Sex and Gender, 2002, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
  3. Sathe,S.P., 1996,  Towards Gender Justice, RCWS, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
  4. Banerjee, Somya, 2009, National Policy for Women, New Delhi: Arise Publishers & Distributers
  5. Forbes, Geraldine, 1996, Women in Modern India, Cambridge, Cambridge University
Academic Session: 
2020-21
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