Free Online Seminar Fall 2021: Feminist Research Methodologies and Digital Feminist Research

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September 30th-December 9th

Every Thursday, 9:00-10:30am Eastern Time

Description: This 10-week seminar is designed for students who want to start research with a feminist theoretical framework. While this course focuses on technique, it also hones in on the theoretical background of feminist research including, epistemology critiques and feminist standpoints. Course discussions will revolve around feminist theories, epistemologies and research methods within feminist frameworks. This seminar also provides an opportunity to present a research project that will allow for the students to express themselves and their research in different ways. 

More Information: Participants who successfully complete the seminar requirements will receive a certificate of satisfactory completion from the Dean of The New School for Social Research. In order to obtain a certificate of satisfactory completion, a registrant must attend at least 8 of 10 seminar sessions and participate in at least 2 seminar sessions by posing questions or raising subjects for discussion. 

Registration will remain open for the duration of the seminar. Registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link each week. 

The seminar sessions will be recorded and available to registrants. 

Seminar Leaders:

Dr. Asli Kotaman

Asli Kotaman is an Associate Researcher at the University of Bonn. Her studies focus on video activism within feminist perspectives. 

Dr. Pelin Yalçinoğlu Kaplan

Pelin Yalçinoğlu Kaplan specializes in science teaching and learning and elementary education. She is one of the founders of the Eskisehir School where she is the lecturer and coordinator of the Gender Workshop.


September 30: Introduction to Feminist Methodology
October 7: Critque of Positivism, Science and Feminism
October 14: Feminist Methodology and Epistemology
October 21: Researcher’s Positionality and Issue of Objectivity in Feminist Research
October 28: Participatory Research and Ethics
November 4: Observation, Interview, Action Research
November 11: History of Feminist Movements
November 18: Feminism History in Turkey and in the Ottoman Empire
November 25: Thanksgiving Holiday in U.S. – No Class
December 2: Digital Feminist Activism and Media, A New Research Methodology for New Media, Internet-based Research
December 9: How Does a Literature Amplify the Study of Feminism?


All readings below are suggestions – they are not required.

Week 1: Reading for September 30th, 2021

Discussion questions: Discussion Questions: What is science? How do you define feminism? What is feminist research? What makes a film feminist? 

Week 2: Reading for October 7th, 2021

Discussion Question: What is the relation between epistemology and methodology? 

Week 3: Reading for October 14th, 2021

Discussion Questions: What are the challenges of doing feminist research? Can we talk about a specific methodology for feminist research?

Week 4: Reading for October 21st, 2021

Discussion Questions: What is our understanding of objectivity? Are science and scientists objective? Should they be objective? Does the culture you grew up in have different expectations for boys and girls? At what age do distinctions between the genders start? 

Week 5: Reading for October 28th, 2021

Discussion Questions: What is participatory research? How to decide researcher’s roles and position in the research field? How to balance the role of researcher? What is reflexivity in the research? How do we construct validity in feminist research? How do we know what is right when doing research? What is ethical and what is not?

Week 6: Reading for November 4th, 2021

Discussion Questions: How do we learn from others? What are the ways of collecting data and producing knowledge in the feminist research framework?

Week 7: Reading for November 11th, 2021

  • Film of the Week: Persepolis
  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Selime Büyükgöze, Mor Çatı “Feminist politics in Turkey: from consciousness raisings to the streets”

Discussion Questions: What have feminist movements achieved in your country?

Week 8: Reading for November 18th, 2021

  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Zeynep Kutluata, Kadir Has University Visiting Lecturer, the history of feminism in Turkey

November 25th, 2021 – Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class

Week 9: Reading for December 2nd, 2021

  • Guest Speaker: Gulum Sener, What is Digital Feminism and how do we associate feminism with activism?
  • Guest Speaker: Ozge Celikaslan, activist, feminist and videograph, founder of Bak-Ma: What is digital archiving?

Discussion Questions: What is Digital Feminism and how do we associate feminism with activism? What is digital archiving?

Week 10: Reading for December 9th, 2021

  • Guest Speaker: Dr. Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim, “Shifting the Paradigm: towards a Feminist and Queer Poetics of Narrative”

Closing statements. Future expectations and future research plans will be discussed.

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