Numbering Code	U-LET01 35131 LJ34	Year/Term	2022 ・ Intensive, First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	special lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Intensive
Instructor name	SAIJO REINA (Part-time Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	There is injustice and oppression in society. How should we relate to the unjust society and understand who we are? In this class, we will focus on gender as a social property and address issues related to the nature of gender groups and the identities of individuals who belong to them, in light of the debates in analytical feminism. Feminism is a political movement that aims to end gender discrimination against women and sexual minorities. Analytic feminism is a school of contemporary philosophy and shares the goals of feminism. The feature to focus on here uses analytic philosophical methodologies such as analysis and refinement of concepts to reveal the inner workings of injustice and provide conceptual resources for the oppressed. In particular, in light of the methodology of analytical feminism by Sally Haslanger, who has a theoretical background in analytical metaphysics, I will discuss the following subjects: what philosophy can do for feminism, who is the "woman" as the subject of feminism, and how individuals are gendered in the society. If time permits, I will refer to discussions of practical identity and narrative identity to conceptualize the historicity of an individual's gender identity.
Course Goals	(1) Know that examining the consistency of concepts and revising definitions that are not over or underdetermined can lead to real social problems. (2) Understand that gender is a cluster concept and distinguish between the concepts of gender groups, gender norms, and gender identity and explain each. (3) Reflect on the formation process of individual gender identity in light of (1) and (2).
Schedule and Contents	What can philosophy do for feminism--- Methodology of analytical feminism 1.Feminism as a political movement and analytic feminism 2.Methodology of Analytic Feminism: Sally Haslanger's Ameliorative Approach 1 3.Sally Haslanger's Ameliorative Approach 2 (continued) Who is a "Woman" --- Gender Groups and Gender Norms 4. Judith Butler's Critique of Identity Politics and Sally Haslanger's Social Class Definition of Gender Groups 5.Sally Haslanger's Social Class Definition of Gender Groups and Intersectional Oppression 6.Theodore Bach's Definition of Gender as a Natural Kind with Historical Essence 7.Theodore Bach's definition of gender as a natural kind with historical essence and its examination (continued) 8.The Problem of Transgender Exclusion: Katherine Jenkins' Critique of Haslanger How Am I Gendered---Gender Identity and Historicity 9. Charlotte Witt's Gender Uniessencialism of the Social Self 10. Defining a Trans-inclusive Gender Identity: Katherine Jenkins' Norm Relative Theory 11. Beyond Binary: Robin Dembroff's Theory of Genderqueer　　 12. The Historicity of Identity 1: The Problem of Personal Identity over Time in Analytic Metaphysics and Schetman's Theory of Practical Identity 13. The Historicity of Identity 2: Schetman's Theory of Practical Identity (continued) 14. The Historicity of Identity 3: Catrina Mackenzie's The Role of Imagination and Narrative in Identity Construction 15. Summary (Depending on the progress of the class and the level of understanding and interest of the students, the content may increase or not cover all the topics.)
Evaluation Methods and Policy	30% comment paper, 70% report
Course Requirements	Japanese language skills to discuss philosophy and read and write philosophy papers
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	No preparation is required. Please review the handouts and clarify any questions you may have. All handouts are in Japanese. The language used in the class is Japanese.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Materials used in the lecture will be distributed during the class.
References, etc.	Practical Identity and Narrative Agency, Atkins, Kim., & Mackenzie, Catrina. , (Routledge, 2008.), ISBN:978-0415883917, In special 2.Marya Schechtman, "Staying Alive: Personal Continuation and a Life Worth Having", 6.Catriona Mackenzie, "Imagination, Identity and Self-Transformation" Resisting Reality, Haslanger, Sally , (Oxford University Pres, 2012.), ISBN:978-0199892624, In special 5. "Feminism and Metaphysics: Negotiating the Natural.", 7. "Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them To Be?", 13. "What Are We Talking About? The Semantics and Politics of Social Kinds" The Metaphysics of Gender, Witt, Charlotte, (Oxford University Press, 2011.), ISBN:978-0199740406 ワードマップ現代形而上学: 分析哲学が問う、人・因果・ 存在の謎, 秋葉剛史・倉田剛・鈴木生郎・谷川卓, (新曜社, 2014年.), ISBN:978-4788513662, *written in Japanese Bach, Theodore.(2012). "Gender is a natural kind with a historical essence." Ethics 122.2: 231-272. Dembroff, Robin. (2019) "Beyond binary: genderqueer as critical gender kind." Philosopher's Imprint. Jenkins, Katharine. (2016). "Amelioration and inclusion: Gender identity and the concept of woman". Ethics, 126(2), 394-421. -----.(2018). "Toward an account of gender identity". Ergo, 5(27), 713-744. 木下頌子.(2020)「現実に立ち向かうための分析フェミニズム」『現代思想』第48巻第4号, 272-282.
Related URL	A collection of resources for transphobic resistance and trans-inclusive feminism (in Japanese)