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Courses - Spring 2023
HNUH
University Honors
HNUH218U
Finding Feminist Freedom
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg
GenEd: DSHU
"I'm the one that'll make you pay." So goes one verse of what has become a Latin American feminist hymn, "Cancion sin miedo" ("Fearless Song," by Vivir Quintana). Transnationally, feminists today--particularly in the Global South--are on fire: militant, unafraid, angry, and, above all, driven by a desire to build a world where the promise of freedom for all is finally fulfilled. But what is freedom? Is freedom an abstract concept or a lived experience? Is it individual or collective? What is the meaning of 'feminist freedom'? These questions will be gauged by discussing, analyzing, and interpreting texts in feminist theory; decolonial and transnational feminist approaches; and feminist film, documentary, performance, and protest. At the end of the course, you will have learned that there is not one feminism, but many, become familiar with feminist theory and practice, and be equipped to live your own version of a feminist life.
Restricted to UH students matriculating in Fall 2020 or later.

HNUH218U is part of the Freedom At Stake thematic cluster and pairs with HNUH218B to complete the cluster. Freedom At Stake courses will be offered through Spring 2024.