Feminist and Critical Phenomenology 7,5 credits

The course introduces the field of feminist and critical phenomenology, charting its historical trajectory and recent developments.

Course description

It addresses central areas and concepts in feminist and critical phenomenology, such as lived embodiment, intercorporeality and intersubjectivity, situated subjectivity, norms and normality, identity and otherness, race, gender, sexuality and sexual difference. It introduces the methodological and conceptual framework of phenomenology and addresses how this has been and is taken up and critically developed in feminist and critical phenomenology. The course will discuss feminist and critical phenomenological work in relation both to the classical phenomenologists it draws on and to current relevant discussions in related fields.

Course coordinator: Prof. Lisa Käll, lisa.kall@gender.su.se

Course period

April/May 2026

Application

Send an e-mail with your name, department, university, dissertation topic (with a description of your interest in pursuing the course max 250 words) and supervisor to phdadministration@erg.su.seno later than 15 March 2026.

Literature

See file below.

Site

On campus

Course schedule

7 April, 10-12 Introduction
27 April, 13-16
4 May, 13-16
11 May, 13-16
18 May, 13-16

Teacher

Lisa Käll

Files

Feminist and Critical Phenomenology - Syllabus pdf, 73.5 kB. (73 Kb)

Feministisk och kritisk fenomenologi - Kursplan pdf, 72.3 kB. (72 Kb)

Study Guide pdf, 244.8 kB.

Last updated: 2026-05-21

Source: The Gender Academy