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I recently completed the Coursera course on Feminism and Social Justice and found it to be an incredibly informative and engaging learning experience. The course was taught by highly knowledgeable instructors who provided a thorough overview of feminist theory and its intersection with social justice issues.

One of the things I appreciated about the course was the way in which it explored the diverse perspectives within feminism and the various approaches to achieving social justice. Through a combination of readings, lectures, and discussions, I gained a deeper understanding of the ways in which gender, race, class, sexuality, and other factors intersect to shape experiences of oppression and privilege.

The course also provided a wealth of practical tools and strategies for addressing inequality and promoting social justice, both at the individual and systemic levels. I found the assignments to be challenging yet rewarding, and they provided ample opportunity for reflection and application of the concepts covered in the course.

Overall, I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in gaining a comprehensive understanding of feminism and social justice. It was an eye-opening and thought-provoking experience that I will carry with me in my personal and professional life.

I appreciated the content of the course. Prof. Bettina Aptheker's lectures provided a solid though brief introduction to feminism and social justice with an excellent choice of particular examples with which to view historical intersections of feminism and social justice. The discussion questions were also useful to encourage application of the course content to the personal experience of the participants.

The multiple choice questions, however, sometimes tested outside knowledge which had not been introduced in the lecture, sometimes tested recall of obscure details that were not essential to the course goals, and even one question was phrased with such unclear grammar that it didn't make any sense. Overall, the multiple choice questions seemed to be poorly chosen and gave me a bad impression of Coursera as a learning platform.

Il corso attraverso uno spaccato riguardante la ribalta a potere sociale delle donne, attraverso un paio di eventi significativi e cruciali per ciò. Personalmente lo trovo abbastanza completo (per i temi affrontati circoscritti in questi due specifici eventi) e fruibile. Unica pecca: considerando che chi si approccia a questi corsi è spesso (come me) gente che lavora ed è impossibilitata a seguirli personalmente causa tempo pressoché assente, i contenuti multimediali sono decisamente lunghi (più di 1 ora per video), e si rischia di far fatica nel restare concentrati sull'argomento. Per il resto lo trovo ben fatto, ricco di aneddoti storici e testimonianze varie. Lo consiglio a chi cerca un primo approccio al tema.

creo que es interesante conocer algunos casos históricos en los que las mujeres han dejado claro su valor y coraje y cómo la injusticia social ha tenido desde siempre un lugar grande dentro de la sociedad. Sin embargo creo que la profesora es un poco radical y de alguna manera dibuja a los hombres blancos como el enemigo, si bien es cierto minorías éticas dentro de la historia de Estados Unidos han sufrido opresión, esclavitud y desventajas en sus estilo de vida, mucho de eso parte del pasado y no creo que es necesario enfocarnos siempre en el pasado, debería haber lecturas enfocadas mas en los avances que estas comunidades han logrado a través de los años y que han aprendido de la lucha de sus ancestros

That was amazing! Thanks to professor Bettina Aptheker, I've learnt a lot. For exemple, I didn't know of the Empire Zinc strike, and I knew about the #metoo movement, but only from a mediatic point of view. The jurisdictional history of rape and the social reaction to the various cases that the professor mentioned were very interesting and helped me to compare the US situation with the Italian one. Finally, I loved the lecture about Angela Davis, even though I already knew about her and her experience. Bettina Aptheker's point of view on the intersectional feminism, together with her consideration on the concept of power, is very inspiring and it's the kind of feminism I'd like to fight for.

I found the course to have value and discovered elements of the issues with which I had not been familiar. It would be prudent to update some of the information with regard to events which have taken place since the #metoo movement, the testimony of Professor Christine Blasey Ford during her grilling regarding Kavanaugh. How has the election of Kamala Harris as the first female VP and woman of color to hold an office of that magnitude in the US and the numbers of women who are now in congress helped to empower women and encouraged them to be a greater collective force?

A clearly articulated introduction to the symbiotic relationship between a philosophy of feminism, social justice and thereby social action as a critique of social constructs. The course helped me to understand that feminism is less a militant and contentious social movement as much as a social movement to value all humanity and to expose how social constructs may gender social injustice. The course left me wondering how the histories and social contexts of global realities outside that of just North America may enrich the conversation in this course.

My interest in studying feminism has definitely increased because social Justice is all about being in the public space, and that is one such space where women are not actively seen or being a part of. I am a student of history and for me, it has always been important to dig a little deeper to understand the role of women in the historical events taught in colleges. I have realised that one has to research and read a little extra to understand the role of women in world events, like everything else it will take time but it's all worth it.

Should really be a 5 star rating, I'm just sad the course ended so soon. Bettina Aptheker has a gift as a lecturer. She explains with ease difficult concepts in a plain language that allows for total absorbtion and comprehension. She really is a star. I'd give a fifth star to hear from other activists like Angela Davis, or even a contemporary soldier of justice. Maybe hear about 'White feminism' cons and alternatives, and I'd like to know who's door I need to kick in to bring about justice!

This course offers such a multidimensional view of social movements and the role of feminism. It's just like an interwoven network.

I just wanted to gain more insight with regards to the MeToo Movement, but that's maybe because it is too recent and more events are yet to come!

Thank you for offering me the opportunity to learn and get more knowledgeable with regards to such inspiring movements. I just realized that my voice matters and that our voices can make the change, whatsoever!

The course was very interesting, extremely informative as it covered an intersectional feminist perspective. I especially enjoyed the movie and the lecture on Angela Davis' case as the professor was involved in it personally.

However, I would have preferred if the course had more lectures on more topics, it did cover the history of people from the Mexican heritage, the dynamics of race and class. I still feel that more topics could have been covered under different lectures.

The course was a very interesting introduction to the topic of Feminism and Social Justice. It has successfully shown how these two aspects are intertwined. Moreover, it covered a wide period of time, showing the changes which have occurred and how they have influenced other events. I have learnt a lot from this course, while enjoying it at the same time. On a side note, Bettina has a very soft-sounding voice and manner of speech, which makes the videos enjoyable to watch.

It's really a great privilege to have someone who was involved in some pivotal moments for feminism as a lecturer. It's also great to see that see has not lost her passion for these topics or her sense of fun! The intersectionality of feminism was highlighted, and the possibility of positively affecting the lives of many people, not just women, when women are accorded a more of an equal place in society. The struggle continues!

A great experience of learning the history and movements about Feminism and social justice. Professor Aptheker makes this course amazing. She quotes the original saying of the people who once in the movements, and just state the history and cases, making all the student could think their own thoughts about it, but not just get her opinions. I hope this kind of course will be opened and accepted in my country.

In my opinion, there are too many pieces of US history in this course, which is not very convenient for students from other countries. This is a historical course. The course should have been called "From the history of social justice." Unfortunately, I saw very little about feminism and social justice as such. However, the course is quite interesting and I was pleased to listen to the lecturer. Thank you.

I loved this course. Bettina is a very inspirational woman and hearing her talk about all these groundbreaking moments in women's history while she took part in them personally was truly educative for me. What was missing, in my opinion, was to present a broader context of the particular parts of this course. Each component was highly detailed, however, all together they weren't spanned.