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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....

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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.

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.

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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.

By Mashyira T

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Jun 20, 2022

It is an excellent course that presents old but also very current cases of feminism and social justice, it is a wonderful window of knowledge

By Gabriella K

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Oct 26, 2020

Social justice movements are able to generate deep and lasting changes that policy change and development interventions alone cannot achieve.

By Ale M

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Sep 8, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. Having a feminist theory background already, this course helped me use the intersectional tool within feminism.

By Sachi D F

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May 15, 2020

the course is good and learning from prof. Aptheker was an amazing experience since she had a first hand experience of the event/movements.

By Deleted A

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Aug 23, 2021

Very positive impression, great for note-takers, viewers or just casual listeners, amazing for a beginners level or for aspiring activists!

By Liliana G M

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Mar 11, 2022

Amazing course! Definetly recomend it. Many great topics are covered. The professor makes lectures very interesting and keeps you engaged.

By Suchi

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Jul 1, 2021

It was really good. Got to know about many things that woman had gone through and is going through, had accomplished and is accomplishing.

By Christiane L

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Sep 26, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to take this course free of charge. It was enlightening and gave me food for thoughts on issues of feminism.

By Sara R

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Feb 25, 2021

Thank you for making this course available, it was so easy to follow and understand. I'll definitely be taking more classes! Thank you.