Universität Wien

240092 SE Sex, Kinship and Genes in the Age of Artificial Reproduction and Genetic Engineering (P4) (2014S)

Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 19.03. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 30.04. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 07.05. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 14.05. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Wednesday 21.05. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Sex, kinship and genes are no longer constant conceptions - and they never have been. Artificial reproduction and genetic engineering have changed the perceptions and definitions of the concepts of sex, kinship and genes dramatically: 1) Artificial reproductive technologies enable reproduction without sex. 2) Blood is no longer one of the most common bases of kinship. 3) The possibility of genetic engineering - or at least the attempts to manipulate the human egg - revises the hitherto existing understanding of heredity.

Assessment and permitted materials

-presentations and groupwork with plenary discussions

-written presentations

-compulsory attendance

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

What are the new conceptions of sex, kinship and genes?

What significance will sex, kinship and genes obtain?

Do artificial reproductive technologies change or reinforce present social relations?

Examination topics

-introduction to the topic by the lecturer
-presentations and groupwork with plenary discussions

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