Law, Globalization and Women's Empowerment

Subject: 
Sociology (SOC)
Catalog number: 
782
Unit weight: 
0.50
Meet type: 
SEM
Cross-listing(s): 
N/A
Requisites: 
N/A
Description: 
The course will explore the theoretical debates within feminist scholarship surrounding the use of Western liberal legal approaches to prosecute gender violence and improve the socio-economic status of women globally. The course readings will draw from various literatures, including liberal and transnational feminist, postcolonial, and socio-legal and governmentality literatures, to analyse and critically evaluate the concept and deployment of women's empowerment in global contexts.
Topic titles: 
N/A
Faculty: 
Arts (ART)
Academic level: 
GRD
Course ID: 
014550