Women, Power and Politics

WEEK 1:
Patriarchy and its Ideological Foundation: Biological DeterminismThe Social Construction of GenderSex/Gender SystemGender as Performative
WEEK 2:
Public-Private Divide and FeminismFeminist Criticism of Public Private DistinctionFeminism and the Concept of PowerFeminism and the Concept of Empowerment
WEEK 3:
Feminism in the WestLiberal and Radical FeminismMarxist Feminism and Post-modern FeminismEcofeminism and Black Feminism
WEEK 4:
Third World FeminismFeminism in IndiaFeminist Perspective on FamilyFeminist Views on Family in India
WEEK 5:
Women and CommunityWomen and Caste System in IndiaWomen and StateWomen and Indian State
WEEK 6:
Women and Social Reform Movements in the 19th century IndiaWomen's Organisation in the Pre-Independent PeriodWomen in India’s Independence MovementWomen’s Movement in Post-Independent India
WEEK 7:
Women’s Studies and Women’s Movement in IndiaWomen’s Movement in The Millitarised Region of IndiaTheorising Gender Based ViolenceViolence Against Women in India: A General Overview
WEEK 8:
Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence Act in IndiaSexual Violence: Rape and Rape Laws in IndiaSexual Harassment in the WorkplaceViolence Against Women and Militarisation
WEEK 9:Women and Work in India: The Concept of Visible and Invisible WorkWhy Women‘s Work is not Visible?Reproductive and Care Work : An IntroductionCare as a Political Concept
WEEK 10:
The Status and Legality of Sex Work in IndiaThe Human Rights and the Dignity of Sex Workers