Culture versus Gender 05-KAP-36-etn

1. Organizing meeting: review of main topics, learning methods and assessment methods.
2. Left hand of darkness (Ursula le Guin)
3. Nomenclatures - between science, activism and commonness, part 1
4. Nomenclatures - between science, activism and commonness, part 2
5. Gender check, part 1 - gender in the public space in Poland (education and science)
6. Gender chceck, part 2 - gender in the public space in Poland (media, religion, policy)
7. Gender in social policy
8. Low and gender
9. Feminist anthropology, part 1
10. Feminist anthropology, part 2
11. New kinship studies
12. Gender in social sciences and humanities, part 1
13. Gender in social sciences and humanities, part 2
14. Gender in folk culture
15. Gender and fieldwork

Module learning aims

Providing knowledge concerning theoretical and practical application of gender and sexuality concepts (cultural anthropology and other social sciences) Presentation of diversity gender theories Providing knowledge concerning gender studies and feminist anthropology Introducing students to ambiguities sex and gender categories Providing knowledge concerning social and performative construction of femininity and masculinity concepts in different cultural contexts. Providing knowledge concerning connection between gender concept and kinship and family studies. Providing knowledge concerning relationship between gender, religion, language and state.

Information on where to find course materials

Group e-mail.

Major

ethnology and cultural anthropology

ECTS code

05-KAP-36-etn

Number of hours

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

lecture, discussion, workshops

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

n/a

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Contact hours with the teacher as specified in the programme 30 h Reading texts 20 h Project and realization of presentation on chosen subcjet and public presenation 40 h Total hours 90 Total ECTS credits for the module 4

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 3

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

Nature of lectures demands that the students understand written English.

Course coordinators

Agata Stanisz

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student will:
Understands difference between sex and gender categories.
Understands rules of social and performative constructing gender in different cultural contexts.
Is able to use key categories in gender studies and feminist anthropology.
Is aware of connection between gender and other fields of socio-cultural reality.
Is able to deconstruct mechanisms of gender production and contestation.
Is able to integrate different research and theoretical perspective on gender issues.
Is informed about development of interest in gender within anthropology and other social sciences.
Is able to capture, describe and analyze relationships between gender and other fields of socio-cultural reality.

Assessment criteria

observation of asked questions, preparartion for classes, final presentation

Bibliography

Antropologia seksualności. Teoria. Etnografia. Zastosowanie. Red. Agnieszka Kościańska. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo UW, 2012.
Encyklopedia gender. Płeć w kulturze. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Czarna Owca, 2014
Gender. Perspektywa Antropologiczna. Tom 1. Red. Renata E. Hryciuk, Agnieszka Kościańska. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo UW, 2007.
Gender. Perspektywa Antropologiczna. Tom 2. Red. Renata E. Hryciuk, Agnieszka Kościańska. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo UW, 2007.
Howell Signe, Melthuus Marit. Studia nad pokrewieństwem, osobą ludzką czy nad płcią kulturową. Przeł. Agnieszka Kościańska. W: Badanie kultury. Elementy teorii antropologicznej. Red. Marian Kempny, Ewa Nowicka. Warszawa: PWN, 2005, s. 309-339.
Moore Henrietta L. Płeć kulturowa I status – wyjaśnienie sytuacji kobiet. Przeł. Anna Ostrowska. W: Badanie kultury. Elementy teorii antropologicznej. Red. Marian Kempny, Ewa Nowicka. Warszawa: PWN, 2005, s. 309-339.

Additional information

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