WGST 6050: Topics in Women's Studies: Necropolitics and Gender
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Special topics in Women's Studies. Section information text: In this course we will explore the relationship between necropolitics and gender. Achille Mbembe coined the term “necropolitics” in an attempt to think the political situation that postcolonial regimes face nowadays as a result of racialized regimes. In this class, we will examine the ways gender also plays a role in necropolitics. We will read texts that allow us to think about the relationship between necropolitics and violence against women. We will concentrate on ways contemporary feminists have developed conceptual tools to think about violence directed against women as well as engage with feminist forms of resistance against this violence.
Average GPA: 3.68
Grade distribution records: 42 students across 11 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 26 | 61.9% |
| B | 10 | 23.8% |
| C | 1 | 2.4% |
| W | 4 | 9.5% |
Based on 42 student grade records across 11 terms and 13 professors.
Instructors
- Elisabeth Paquette 13 students, Average GPA 3.55
- Jennifer Hartman 5 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Janaka Lewis 4 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Kathleen Hogan 4 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Balaka Basu 3 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Erika Edwards 3 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Andrea Pitts 2 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Elizabeth Gargano 2 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Lara Vetter 2 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Aaron Toscano 1 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Jason Windett 1 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Jill Yavorsky 1 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Joseph Dippong 1 students, Average GPA 3.00