76-823 Transnational Feminisms

9–12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

How do controversial practices related to women become touchstones that draw women together across cultures or, conversely, push them into separate cultural and political spheres? This course introduces the challenges transnational feminism has posed to Western notions of feminism. To explore these contestations, we will look at a series of controversies that have generated global debates about the status of women and issues like consent, freedom, and equality. We will look specifically at the close connections made between women's practices and elements of tradition, including religion. We will be reading a range of positions represented in different types of writing across genre, including scholarly writing, legal cases, media debates, films and literature.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2025

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