Universität Wien

070022 VO Women's and Gender History (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Moodle
Th 05.12. 09:45-11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture introduces women's and gender history, its positioning in the academic field and its academic history. The social and politcal contexts and the history of science of the question of women in history as well as the development of the category of gender are central topics of the course. Questions and topics as well as concepts and theories of women's and gender history are presented using texts and sources. Central approaches of feminist historical thinking to societies/living environments as formulated in the questions of representations of gender, constructions of the political, economy and gender, as well as sexualities and generativity, among others, will be discussed. The significance, perspectives and limits of trans- and interdisciplinary approaches in the examination of the historicity of gender relations will also be addressed.

Assessment and permitted materials

MC exam and answering an essay question. Students whose native language is not German can use a dictionary for the exam. It is possible to complete the essay part in English.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The written examination consists of an MC and an essay part. Both parts must be completed successfully.

Examination topics

The questions of the written final exam refer to the content of the lecture (lecture, PowerPoint) and to the supplementary compulsory reading announced on Moodle.

Reading list

Johanna Gehmacher/ Maria Mesner (Hg.): Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte. Positionen / Perspektiven, Innsbruck u.a. 2003
Andrea Griesebner: Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft : eine Einführung. Wien (2)2012.
Teresa A. Meade/Merry E. Wiesner (Hg.): A Companion to Gender History. Malden, MA 2006.
Claudia Opitz-Belakhal: Geschlechtergeschichte. Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] 2010.

Further reading will be announced on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

EAR: Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte (FGG).
BA Geschichte (Version 2019): PM4 Aspekte und Räume - Geschichte in Längsschnitten, VO Fragestellungen, Themenfelder und Wissenschaftsgeschichte der FGG (5 ECTS) / ZWM Weitere EAR 1 oder 2, VO Fragestellungen, Themenfelder und Wissenschaftsgeschichte der FGG (5 ECTS).
BEd UF GP (Version 2014): UF GP 10 Wahlbereich für Studierende des Lehramts, VO Fragestellungen, Themenfelder und Wissenschaftsgeschichte der FGG (5 ECTS).
EC Geschichte (Version 2021): APM M1b Aspekte und Räume, VO Fragestellungen, Themenfelder und Wissenschaftsgeschichte der FGG (5 ECTS).

Last modified: Th 10.10.2024 05:06