| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course |
| 2 | What is feminist theory? |
| 3 | Suffrage and equality |
| 4 | Materialist feminism Guest lecturer: Anne McCants, Professor, History Department, MIT |
| 5 | Feminism and difference |
| 6 | Power and identity |
| 7 | Sexuality and gender |
| 8 | Embodied knowledge Guest speaker: Ian Smith, Student Activist, MIT |
| 9 | Pornography, rape, and the politics of consent Guest speaker: Rae Langton, Professor, Linguistics and Philosophy Department, MIT |
| 10 | Gender and the welfare system Guest speaker: Andrea Campbell, Professor, Political Science Department, MIT |
| 11 | Gender and militarism |
| 12 | Final presentations |
| 13 | Identities and global feminism |
| 14 | Third wave feminism and wrap-up discussion |









