210156 SE M8bG8/F/G6/G1: Gender and Politics (2011S)
(engl.)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 17.02.2011 08:00 to Fr 25.02.2011 08:00
- Registration is open from We 02.03.2011 08:00 to Th 03.03.2011 08:00
- Registration is open from Tu 24.05.2011 12:00 to Mo 13.06.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 13.06.2011 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 27.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Monday 27.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Tuesday 28.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
- Wednesday 29.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
- Wednesday 29.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Thursday 30.06. 09:45 - 13:00 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course explores gendered inequalities through the lens of development studies. We will explore how and why we witness such inequalities between the sexes and what impact does this inequality have on the national and global economies. We will also examine the political strategies that have been developed to challenge these inequalities and assess their success.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
* Familiarity with the major theoretical debates and literature relevant to gender and development discourse* Develop critical thinking on how the political, social and economic strands of development processes weave together to affect the lives of women in “Third World” countries* Be able to understand, discuss and explain the impact of international political and economic systems on gender relations in the South, as well as political strategies developed at local, national and global levels, which seek to resist, negotiate and transform gendered inequalities.This course will be fomally assessed via two methods: written text reviews and a research essay.
*Text reviews students should select 5 out of the 13 topics studied and submit a two page review of one text from each topic i.e. 5 topics = 5 texts = 10 pages in total.*A written essay which explores one of the course topics in depth and combines both theoretical and empirical analysis (a list of questions to choose from will be provided).
*Text reviews students should select 5 out of the 13 topics studied and submit a two page review of one text from each topic i.e. 5 topics = 5 texts = 10 pages in total.*A written essay which explores one of the course topics in depth and combines both theoretical and empirical analysis (a list of questions to choose from will be provided).
Examination topics
This course will be delivered in English via an intensive four day course at the end of June. It will include a mixture of introductory lectures, seminar discussions and group work. Group exercises will draw from a range of sources such as policy documents, reports, newspaper articles and case studies. Students are required to read two texts per topic and prepare answers to the seminar questions in advance of the course, so that students can engage actively in seminar discussions and so that these discussions are well informed.
Reading list
Indicative general reading on the topic can be sourced from the following texts. A list of specific readings on each topic will be provided in advance to students enrolled on the course.
Rai, Shirin M., 2002, Gender and the Political Economy of Development, Polity Press
Kabeer, Naila, 1994, Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought, Verso
Marchand, Marianne and Parpart, Jane, 1995, Feminism/Postmodernism/Development, Routledge
Molyneux, M. and S. Razavi , 2002, Gender justice, development and rights, OUP
Vishwanathan, Nalini, et.al, 1997, Women, Gender and Development Reader, Zed Books (There is also a recently published revised edition).
Rai, Shirin M., 2002, Gender and the Political Economy of Development, Polity Press
Kabeer, Naila, 1994, Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought, Verso
Marchand, Marianne and Parpart, Jane, 1995, Feminism/Postmodernism/Development, Routledge
Molyneux, M. and S. Razavi , 2002, Gender justice, development and rights, OUP
Vishwanathan, Nalini, et.al, 1997, Women, Gender and Development Reader, Zed Books (There is also a recently published revised edition).
Association in the course directory
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