Feminist Critiques of Neoliberal Capitalism
Full Tuition: $300 — Scholarship options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select.
Instructor: Campoamor | 5-weeks | Wednesdays | October 18 - November 15 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET | ONLINE
“Girl boss” t-shirts at the mall. Women CEOs who encourage us to “lean in” and “shatter the glass ceiling.” Coffee shops that advertise fair trade beans grown by women. These examples show how Neoliberalism has captured feminist discourse to serve the ends of capitalism. Why is it so common today for feminism to be framed as something we can enact through consumption, hard work, and individual initiative—rather than something that opposes racism, colonialism, and the very structures that produce gender inequality? In this course, we will critique neoliberalism through the lens of feminism, and consider the possibilities for feminism beyond neoliberal capitalism. What is neoliberalism and how does it fortify structures of racial capitalism? What does it mean to say that neoliberalism has co-opted feminism? We will examine how neoliberal feminism participates in policies of reproductive control and practices that criminalize poverty in order to further both U.S. imperialism and white supremacy. We will also consider how neoliberalism reconfigures masculinity and what this means for feminist struggle. Against the neoliberal takeover of feminism, we will work together to re-engage with anti-racist and anti-imperialist traditions in order to imagine otherwise. This 5-week course can be taken with or without having taken What is Neoliberalism.
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