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240008 VO Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality (2022W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
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Details

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.

  • Monday 03.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock
  • Monday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal A, NIG 4.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course examines theories and practices of gender and sexuality as they pertain to people in diverse cultural contexts, both contemporary and historical. A key aim of the course is to trouble common sense notions of gender and sexual behaviour which often assume essential and natural traits common to all humanity: the binary nature of sex/gender; the naturalness of heterosexuality; the universal pairing of gendered and sexual expression with reproduction.

The course has three overarching concerns:

1) An overview of the anthropology of gender and sexuality;
2) The treatment of special topics, such as feminist ethnography and theories, queer anthropological approaches, and intersectional analysis that addresses gender/sexuality and other categories of difference;
3) The discussion of contemporary aspects of sexual and gender diversity politics at the global level, with particular attention to transnationalism.

Lecture with student participation in discussion.

The course is supported by an accompanying tutorial.
Tutor: Johanna Hauenschild.

Tutorial dates:
Mo, 17.10. um 11:30-13:00 HS C
Mo, 31.10. um 11:30-13:00 HS C
Mo, 14.11. um 11:30-13:00 HS C
Mo, 28.11. um 13:15-14:45 HS A
Mo, 12.12. um 11:30-13:00 SR A
Mo, 09.01. um 13:15-14:45 HS A
Mo, 23.01. um 13:15-16:30 HS A

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam. Examinable material will be from lectures and course readings. No learning materials are permitted during the exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A passing grade is a minimum of 60/100 possible points. Grading scale:
1 (very good): 90–100 points
2 (good): 80–89 points
3 (satisfactory): 70–79 points
4 (sufficient): 60–69 points
5 (insufficient): 0–59 points

Examination topics

The exam will evaluate knowledge of the following areas:
1) Familiarity with basic historical and contemporary trends in the anthropology of gender and sexuality;
2) Basic knowledge of specialised discussions in queer and feminist anthropology;
3) Cross-connections to other theoretical paradigms in social and cultural anthropology.

Reading list

Binder, Beate
Boellstorff, Tom
Bruns, Claudia
Manalansan IV, Martin
Mohr, Sebastian
Morgensen, Scott
Murray, David
Newton, Esther
Nöbauer, Herta
Ortner, Sherry
Povinelli, Elizabeth
Rubin, Gayle
Takács, Judit
Walter, Tilmann
Weiss, Margot
Wekker, Gloria
Zuckerhut, Patricia

Further literature will be outlined during the first lecture.

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