In this course we will discuss some of the main issues in feminist philosophy and specifically, in feminist epistemology.

Epistemology is the philosophical branch concerned with knowledge and how it is produced. Feminist epistemology deals with the same questions while adding a feminist, or gendered perspective. In this course we will ask what feminist knowledge is? is it any different from "regular" knowledge? Is all knowledge created by women, "feminist"? and should feminist knowledge replace our "regular" knowledge or exist alongside it?

During the class we will deal with these questions by studying philosophical texts and working in feminist organizations.

We will read feminist philosophers and thinkers such as Sandra Harding, Evelyn Fox Keller, Helen Longino, Susan Brodo, Carolyn Merchant, Luce Irigray and more.

The students will take part in specific knowledge creating projects at different foundations and organizations that create alternative knowledge. We will discuss these experiences in light of the texts we will read together.

The class will include 13 meetings, 9 of which will focus on philosophical texts and the rest will focus on discussing the hands-on work the students will be experiencing.