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About the Course

"Feminism and Social Justice" is an adaptation of Distinguished Professor Bettina Aptheker's long-running course at UC Santa Cruz. In the course, Professor Aptheker presents a broad definition of feminism that serves to frame three significant events in the history of feminism and social justice: the Empire Zinc strike of 1951, the 1971-1972 trial of Angela Davis, and the #metoo Movement....

Top reviews

VK

Jul 16, 2021

The course gave me various insights and exposure to feminist and black struggles in the American polity. I could some leads from the lessons which might be useful to work on my future research papers.

SC

Apr 11, 2021

It was a wonderful introduction on the vast studies on Feminism abd Social Justice. It made desire to learn more and to study how feminism as a movement has operated in my country in the last century.

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By PURVA N 2

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Sep 14, 2020

The speaker is very knowledgeable and explains concepts in a way that any student will easily be able to understand.

The course content it is great!!

By CECILE M

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Apr 4, 2020

Bettina Aptheker is a great professor and the content is really well thought. Fascinating that she actually was close to Angela Davis! Thanks a lot.

By Laura C

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Oct 1, 2023

Un curso muy completo no solo de historia del feminismo, sino de historia política, movimientos sociales, leyes, personajes históricos importantes.

By Steve B

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Dec 10, 2020

I appreciated the diverse materials and the way the professor broke things done and didn't assume we knew the history of events she was discussing.

By pritika k

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Jun 18, 2020

it helped a lot in clearing the doubts about truly feminism is about as nowadays there are a lot of misconceptions about what feminism is all about

By Genesis A

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Nov 11, 2023

Lovely course that explains the basics in feminism and social justice with a focus on the United States. Concise, very well informed and helpful.

By Isabelle R

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Jan 20, 2021

Brilliant, engaging lectures and I have learnt so much. I did it bit by bit over 3 days at my own pace and really enjoyed all the topics covered.

By Mónica J C

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Nov 16, 2020

Excelente curso, da una imagen corta sobre el feminismo que promueve a informarnos más especialmente como mujeres y lograr una mayor empoderación

By B S S

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Jul 18, 2020

I think it was a very informative and a great course, though it was restricted to the US, it gave a greater light to the events as they happened.

By david f

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Jan 15, 2020

Very interesting. Very well presented. I learnt loads and have a much greater understanding of the subject the history and present day situations

By Cynthia W

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Sep 15, 2020

This was a fabulous course. It taught an old dog (part of the second wave of feminsim) new tricks and inspired her GenX daughter. Let's do this!

By Elizabeth N K

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Dec 15, 2019

It's a great introductory course. I particularly appreciated the historical approach taken and the level of nuanced analysis that went into it:)

By Arlemarie M

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Feb 14, 2021

I'm so glad I took this course! The brevity and pacing of it were perfect for my schedule and I was able to learn so much from Prof. Aptheker!

By Phemelo B M

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Jan 25, 2021

Very Educational and raises an individual's level of consciousness and overall understanding of Feminism and social justice in the present day.

By Margaret H

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Sep 21, 2020

I learned so much in this course and am grateful for what I learned and hope to apply it in moving us towards a more just and equitable future.

By Tasneem H A

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Jul 31, 2020

The topics that were discussed are highly relevant in this age and era. I genuinely enjoyed all the discussions and questions that were asked.

By ANIL P

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May 25, 2020

This course is structured in an extremely structured manner. It proved beneficial to me. I am thankful to the course instructor for the course.

By Anya P

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May 20, 2020

The only negative point about this course is that it is too short. I would gladly keep attending Prof. Aptheker's classes for some other weeks!

By jillian i

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Apr 27, 2020

Loved this instructor and learned so much in this course. I would take anything she taught. This course was incredibly engaging and insightful.

By Jennifer J

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Apr 18, 2020

The professor Bettina Aptheker was incredibly easy to follow. What an insightful taste of such a deep subject. I wish it was 10 weeks longer.

By Carolina V

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Mar 9, 2022

I enjoy this course and proffessor Aphteker's passionate and deep comments, It completely fulfilled my expectations and feel like I need more.

By Daniela A

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Aug 17, 2020

This was a very informative and very direct class. I wish there had been trigger warnings for discussions regarding sexual violence, and such.

By Manisha D N

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Jun 7, 2020

This course is really very essential one in everyone's life to know the rules,laws and vital issues related to feminisn.It is really adorable.

By Sofia I G

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May 27, 2020

This course was very useful. Bettina is incredible and gives a contextualized explanation in each lecture. I loved it, and recommend it a lot.

By José A C S M

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May 22, 2020

I am a trans man and I try to keep learning about feminism. The course taught me about movements that I didn't know about on feminism history.