The aim of this course is to examine how intersectional feminism, widely discussed within the feminist context of the 21st century, has been thematised and dealt with in contemporary British feminist drama. Towards this end, selected representative plays will be closely analysed and discussed in class with focus on the issues of race, class, gender and oppression.  At the end of the course, it is expected that students have developed an understanding of intersectional feminism and can critically evaluate the literary texts they have been exposed to. 

Lectures, group discussions, student presentations.

Intersectional feminism and selected contemporary plays representative of British drama. Further details will be announced on moodle.

None.

Successful completion of "Introduction to Literary Studies II."

1. Crenshaw, K.W. 1989. “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique  of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics.” In The University of  Chicago Legal Forum 8, 139-67.2. Nash, J. 2008. “Re-thinking Intersectionality.” Feminist Review 89, 1-15.3. Rivers, N. 2017. Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave-Turning Tides. London: Palgrave.Play texts as primary sources will be announced on moodle.

Class presentations, participation in class discussions and proseminar paper.

Everything within the coverage of the class.

30 %  class presentation10 % class participation60 % proseminar paper