Gender Analysis: Critical Cross-Cultural Approaches

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

Only students at master level are accepted.

Læringsutbyte

Students should be able to:

• Outline basic historical trends in gender/feminist studies including various approaches to the relationship between the biological ("sex") and the social ("gender").
• Discuss post-colonial and critical non-Western perspectives on gender.
• Account for recent perspectives on masculinity.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the intersections between gender and other key dimensions of social organisation, such as class and ethnicity (the female face of poverty, gendered vs. ethnic patterns of marginalisation etc.).
• Outline trends in Gender and Development as an academic and political field.
• Identify different approaches to the body and health in relation to important themes such as HIV-AIDS and reproductive health.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts of family and household analysis and of changing patterns of kinship and family in a global perspective.
• Discuss gender in the context of political mobilisation.

Undervisningssemester

Autumn

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Master

Institutt

Dept. of Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Psychology.

Mål og innhald

The main aim of this course is to provide theoretical insight into key concepts of

gender/feminist analysis, both in general and in relation to development issues. Emphasis

will be placed on developing the students´ ability to reflect critically on gender issues

in their own research and to approach gender from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. The course aims to provide understanding of gendered power relations in a global and local perspective, gendered aspects of poverty and vulnerability, and gender as a tool for political mobilisation. It also offers basic knowledge about important substantial domains in gender analysis.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

Students should be able to:

• Outline basic historical trends in gender/feminist studies including various approaches to the relationship between the biological ("sex") and the social ("gender").
• Discuss post-colonial and critical non-Western perspectives on gender.
• Account for recent perspectives on masculinity.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the intersections between gender and other key dimensions of social organisation, such as class and ethnicity (the female face of poverty, gendered vs. ethnic patterns of marginalisation etc.).
• Outline trends in Gender and Development as an academic and political field.
• Identify different approaches to the body and health in relation to important themes such as HIV-AIDS and reproductive health.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic concepts of family and household analysis and of changing patterns of kinship and family in a global perspective.
• Discuss gender in the context of political mobilisation.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Only students at master level are accepted.

Undervisning og omfang

Different forms of teaching will be employed, including lectures, seminars and workshops.

Vurderingsformer

Students' work in this course will be evaluated through portfolio assessment, including an end of semester oral examination.

Læremiddelomtale

The syllabus and suggested literature totals around 1000 pages.

Emneevaluering

Student evaluations during and after the course.