Social Thought & Polic. Econ 491H - STPEC Focus Seminar I

Topic Title: The Political Economy of Race and Gender
This course is a rigorous introduction to intersectional feminist political economy. To that end, we will investigate the meaning and effect of hierarchal identity-based power structures in patriarchal-capitalist societies. Drawing on a diverse literature from political economy, economics, and related social sciences, this course will familiarize students with how different schools of thought?in particular, but not limited to: intersectionality theory, stratification economics, care theory, and social reproduction theory?consider issues of race, class, and gender. We will research the roles of individuals, households, firms, markets, and the state in reproducing our human capabilities and the capacity to work for wages, as well as social norms and power structures.