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Lecturer(s)
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Osina Petr, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Letková Alexandra, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Women in antiquity (Egypt, Athens, Rome), Medieval women (queens and noblewomen), Medieval women (townswomen and peasants), Women in the early modern period (up to the Enlightenment), The concept of feminism, first wave of feminism, Second, third, and fourth waves of feminism, Women under totalitarianism, Women in propaganda, Feminist critique of law (domestic law), Feminist critique of law (international law), Women shaping legal thought
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The course Women and Law focuses on current trends in the humanities that emphasize gender balance in academia, including legal history. The course content is primarily legal-historical in nature, but it also extends into philosophy, legal theory, and the arts. The main emphasis will be placed on the waves of feminism from the 19th century through the 20th century, both in the context of law in the Czech lands and later in Czechoslovakia, as well as within the international framework that is essential for understanding the four waves of feminism. The introductory classes will be devoted to the legal status of women in the pre-Enlightenment period, with a particular focus on specific historical figures namely, women who have left a mark on major historical developments.
Students will become acquainted with the development of women?s rights, especially in modern history, with feminist critiques of law, and through the analysis of specific texts they will improve their skills in argumentation and in the interpretation of both primary and secondary sources.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of this course is not conditional upon some other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Active participation in class, reading texts as part of preparation, final colloquium
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Recommended literature
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Arjava, A. (1996). Women and Law in Late Antiquity. Oxford.
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Humm, M. (1995). The dictionary of feminist theory. Columbus.
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Charlesworth, H. (1995). Feminists Critiques of International Law and Their Critics. In. Third World Legal Studies: Vol. 13, Article 1,.
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Laclavíková, M., Švecová, A. (2020). Žena v stredovekom a novovekom Uhorsku : právne postavenie šľachtičnej v oblasti dedičských a majetkových práv. Praha.
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Lenderová, M. a kol. (2002). Eva nejen v ráji. Žena v Čechách od středověku do 19. století. Praha.
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Lengyelová, T., Horn, I. (2004). Žena a právo. Právne a spoločenské postavenie žien v minulosti. Bratislava.
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Miledge Nelson, S. (2007). Women in antiquity : theoretical approaches to gender and archaeology. Lanham.
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Reger, J. (Ed.). (2005). Different wavelengths: Studies of the contemporary women?s movement. London.
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River, N. (2017). Postfeminism(s) and the arrival of the fourth wave: Turning tides. London.
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Stanton, E., C., Anthony, B., Gage, M., J. History of Woman Suffrage, volumes 1 - 6, (1881, 1882 and 1888)..
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Stanton, E., C. (1993). Woman's Bible. Northeastern University Press.
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Šoltys, D. (2022). Prí(r)učka právneho feminizmu. Pojem, charakteristika, znaky, vývoj a podoby právneho feminizmu. Košice.
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Wellman, J. (2004). The Road to Seneca Falls: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the First Women's Rights Convention.
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