LAW 764 - Feminist Legal Theory Seminar

Unit(s): 3

This course examines the main tenets, methedologies, and controversies in feminist legal theory including the meaning of equality, the intersection of gender and race/class/sexual orientation, the public/private divide, concepts of objectivity and neutrality, and how law reproduces hierarchies while also having the ability to participate in significant social change. It draws from the experiences of women and from critical perspectives wihtin other disciplines such as sociology, psychology, philosphy, and literary criticism to analyze the relationship between law and gender and understand the limits of, and opportunities for, legal reform. We will explore these strands of feminist legal theory form a philosophical perspective, as well as apply them to concrete areas of law such as employment law, family law, violence against women, and reproductive freedom.

Restriction: College restricted to School of Law
School of Law