Feminist Theory Reading Group

Feminist Theory Reading Group
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This page will post current readings, bulletins, and announcements for participants in the Feminist Theory Reading Group in UTK's English department. The group is open to all interested participants--no previous experience necessary. For the spring of 2001, we will meet in McClung 1201, every other Tuesday from 4:00-5:00.

Events for Spring 2001 Some events you'll want to put in your calendar include:

Friday, March 9--Ann Cudd, "The Paradox of Liberal Feminism: Choice, Rationality, and Oppression"

Friday, March 30--Cindy Willett, "Justice: A Dialectic of Eros and Freedom"

Reading for Spring 2001
We will be starting with E. L. McCallum's Object Lessons: How To Do Things With Fetishism. In addition to having a title that will make your non-academic friends uncomfortable, McCallum's study revisits key Freudian concepts that continue to inform feminist theory and gender studies. We will pair essays from Freud with each section or chapter to better understand and critique her argument. Bi-weekly readings will be available in the feminist theory box for copying.
New participants are welcome throughout the semester.
Questions about schedule or reading? Email Professor Misty Anderson at misty@utk.edu.

Links of Interest

Past readings and bibliographies from the feminist theory reading group.
The Critical Theory Home Page
Voice of the Shuttle Gender Studies Page
Brown Women Writer's Project
Women's Studies at UTK

This basicpage is under construction and is currently maintained by Misty Anderson. You can direct questions to her by email at misty@utk.edu.