Gender and Revolution 23-PPGKO22L03
THE COURSE STARTS Tuesday, 8 March 2022
The aim of the course is to examine a role of gender both in historical instances of social/political transformations labelled as revolutions and in ideological discourses, usually formulated on the basis of specified philosophical projects, that inspired and legitimised them. The idea of the course stems from three observations: first, that gender as an integral element of the social structure is always implicated, although in different ways, in the course and outcome of revolution, second, that it is often explicitly problematised in the above mentioned discourses. The third observation, borrowed from Valentine M. Moghadam, states that revolutions analysed from the perspective of their outcomes can be classified as realising one of the following models: modernizing and egalitarian model, with women's emancipation as an explicit goal, and patriarchal model, tying women to the family and stressing gender differences rather than equality. During the course we will examine selected examples of revolutions (both progressive and conservative), elucidate their gender dimension and pose more general questions regarding the relationship between, on the one hand, women's and men's subjectivities and, on the other, ideas as well as practices aiming at establishing alternative social orders. The course will make use of historical, sociological and philosophical works as well as visual materials.
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
define the key concepts of the course: gender, gender order, revolution, emancipation, conservative revolution, feminism, Enlightenment, anti-Enlightenment
present historical, sociological and philosophical characteristics of selected examples of revolutions (the French Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution, the Islamic (Iranian) Revolution, 1989 East European revolutions, anti-colonial revolutions, the Arab Spring)
explain connections between particular concepts of gender order and political projects
explain links between present-day political movements (pro-feminist and anti-feminist) and transformations of gender order
Kryteria oceniania
Assessment criteria in accordance with AMU in Poznan’s grading system:
very good (bdb; 5.0): Very good knowledge of the literature discussed during the course, presentation of written work showing deep understanding of the problems covered by the course, ability to make creative use of the acquired knowledge, active participation in classes
good plus (+db; 4,5): Good knowledge of the literature discussed during the course, presentation of written work showing good understanding of the problems covered by the course, active participation in classes
good (db; 4,0): Good knowledge of the literature and problems discussed during the classes, presentation of written work meeting formal and content-related requirements, active participation in the classes
sufficient plus (+dst; 3,5): basic knowledge of the literature discussed during the classes, presentation of a written work showing sufficient understanding of the problems covered by the course, attendance at classes
sufficient (dst; 3,0): Knowledge of most of the literature discussed during the classes, presentation of written work showing partial or superficial understanding of the course issues, attendance at classes
Insufficient (ndst; 2.0): Insufficient attendance at classes, unfamiliarity with the literature and problems discussed during the course, failure to present the required written work or presentation of the work of insufficient quality
Literatura
Reading list:
Scott, J. W. (2018). Gender and the politics of history (30. anniversary edition). Gender and culture. New York: Columbia University Press.
Kelly, J. (1986). Women, History, and Theory. University of Chicago Press.
Kafker, F., Laux, J. (1990). The French Revolution. Conflicting Interpretations. Malabar Fl: Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company.
Moghadam, V. M. (1995). Gender and revolutionary transformation: Iran 1979 and East Central Europe 1989. Gender & Society, 9(3), 328–358.
Women in the Revolution: Gender and Social Justice After the Arab Spring. Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice Volume: 18 Issue 2 (2015) ISSN: 1550-7815.
Afary, J., & Anderson, K. B. (2005). Foucault and the Iranian Revolution: Gender and the Seductions of Islamism (Annotated edition). University of Chicago Press.
Goldman, W. Z. (1993). Women, the State and Revolution: Soviet Family Policy and Social Life, 1917–1936. Cambridge University Press.
Mcdermid, J., & Hillyar, A. (1999). Midwives Of Revolution: Female Bolsheviks & Women Workers In 1917. Ohio University Press.
Rosenberg, D. (1991). Shock therapy: GDR women in transition from a socialist welfare state to a social market economy. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 17: 129-51.
Tetreault, M. A., ed. (1994). Women and revolution in Africa, Asia, and the new world. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
Wolchik, S. (1993). Women and the politics of transition in Central and Eastern Europe. In Democratic reform and the position of women in transitional economies. V. M. Moghadam (ed.). Oxford: Clarendon.
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