Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Feminist Debates (SCIL11026)
Course Outline
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School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sociology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Gender is a central concept for social and political analysis. This course introduces students to some of the major approaches to theories of gender and their application to substantive areas of research. It begins by outlining different kinds of feminism and feminist approaches to gender and the impact of the women&©s movement and feminist theory on ideas of knowledge, identity and power. Then it discusses feminist debates about issues such as $ùequality&© and $ùdifference&©, violence against women, political representation, multiculturalism, ethnocentrism and feminism, feminism and post-structuralism. During the course, students will be expected to engage with the work of a range of key feminist debates and theorists such as Raewyn Connell, Judith Butler, Christine Delphy, Stevi Jackson, Chandra Mohanty, Catherine MacKinnon
Within this broad frame, the exact focus and content varies from year to year. The postgraduate component will require students to engage in-depth with selected key texts, both theoretical investigations and empirical studies, and to reflect on the relevance of these issues for their own dissertation research.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
&· identify, summarise and critically assess major themes and contending perspectives in the theorisation of gender
&· formulate a position on the pros and cons of contending perspectives in the theorisation of gender
&· interpret contending perspectives on gender in regard to the socio-historical contexts in which they are generated
&· analyse how substantive fields of research inform the theorisation of gender
&· critically assess how specific perspectives on gender may shape empirical research
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Assessment Information
Students will be assessed by way of a 4000 word essay on a topic addressing the theorisation of gender, and agreed with the course convenor. This may concern either a general approach to the theorisation of gender, or the investigation of gender in a particular social context. Students will be expected to show initiative in going beyond the set readings for the course. The development of bibliographic and literature review skills will be emphasised.
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Patricia Jeffery
Tel: (0131 6)50 3984
Email: P.Jeffery@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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