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210075 VO BAK12: Introduction to Sexuality, Gender, Power, Politics (2025S)
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Language: German
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
NOTE: The lecture will be in English.
AIMS: The aim of the lecture is to provide an introductory overview of current theories, concepts and debates in gender and politics.METHODS: Lecture and discussion.CONTENT:The lecture course introduces students to one of the most vibrant fields in political science. At the cross-roads of political science and the multidisciplinary study of gender and sexuality, “Politics and Gender” considers how, 1. everyday power relations are shaped by gender and sexuality, 2. how political institutions are themselves profoundly shaped by gender and sexuality, and 3. How political institutions shape gender and sexual equality. We will examine a variety of movements in feminist theory, gender theory, and Queer theory. We will then look at political institutions, ranging from the family, to military, and to the state.BAK12 is especially suitable to the following students:
- Students with a background in other areas of political science, but who are not familiar with feminist and Queer approaches to the study of politics
- Students with a background in gender studies, but who are not familiar with political science
- N Wednesday 19.03. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 26.03. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 02.04. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 09.04. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 30.04. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 07.05. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 14.05. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 21.05. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 28.05. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 04.06. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 11.06. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 18.06. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
- Wednesday 25.06. 11:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The course will be taught in English
Assessment and permitted materials
There will be a written exam at the end of the summer term. You will have to choose 3 out of 4 questions on different topics that will have to be answered with short essays, for each answer you can reach up to 20 points.Note: You can either answer in German or English.There will be four opportunities to take the exam.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
GRADING SCHEME:
60-57 Points = A
56-50 Points = B
49-42 Points = C
41-33 Points = D
32-0 Points = FAILED
60-57 Points = A
56-50 Points = B
49-42 Points = C
41-33 Points = D
32-0 Points = FAILED
Examination topics
Presentation, PPTs, mandatory literature (to be found on Moodle for each unit).
Reading list
Sample literature:You will find the literature relevant for the exam for each unit on Moodle.Butler, J. (1999): Gender Trouble. New York & London: Routledge, 3-33 and 163-180.
Cho, S. et al. (2013.): “Toward a Field of Intersectionality Studies: Theory, Applications, and Praxis”, in: Signs 38(4), 785–810.Connell, R. W./Messerschmidt, J. (2005): “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept", in: Journal of Marketing Research 19(6), 123–41.Gambino, E. (2020): “‘A More Thorough Resistance? Coalition, Critique, and the Intersectional Promise of Queer Theory”, in: Political Theory 48(2), 218–44.Lugones, M. (2016): "The Coloniality of Gender", in: Harcourt, W. (ibid.): The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 3-33.Mohanty, C. (1988): “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses”, in: Feminist Review 30, 61-88.Schippers, M. (2007): “Recovering the Feminine Other: Masculinity, Femininity, and Gender Hegemony", in: Theory and Society 36(1), 85–102.MANDATORY LITERATUR (ordered by dates):Smith, N. J./Lee, D. (2015).: "What’s Queer about Political Science?", in: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 17(1), 49-6.Okin, S. (1989): “Justice from Sphere to Sphere: Challenging the Public/Domestic Dichotomy", in: (ibid.): Justice, Gender, and the Family, 110-134, New York: Basic Books.Warner, M. (1999): "Chapter four", in: (ibid.): The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life, 149-194, Cambridge: Havard University Press.Bilge, S. (2013): “Intersectionality Undone. Saving Intersectionality from Feminist Intersectionality Studies” in: Du Bois Review 10(2), 105-124.Lutz, H./Palenga-Möllenbeck, E. (2011): “Care, Gender and Migration: Towards a Theory of Transnational Domestic Work Migration in Europe”, in: Journal of Contemporary European Studies 19(3), 349-364.Brown, W. (1992): “Finding the Man in the State”, in: Feminist Studies 18(1), 7–34.Geva, D. (2020): “Daughter, Mother, Captain: Marine Le Pen, Gender, and Populism in the French National Front”, in: Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 27 (1), 1–26.
Cho, S. et al. (2013.): “Toward a Field of Intersectionality Studies: Theory, Applications, and Praxis”, in: Signs 38(4), 785–810.Connell, R. W./Messerschmidt, J. (2005): “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept", in: Journal of Marketing Research 19(6), 123–41.Gambino, E. (2020): “‘A More Thorough Resistance? Coalition, Critique, and the Intersectional Promise of Queer Theory”, in: Political Theory 48(2), 218–44.Lugones, M. (2016): "The Coloniality of Gender", in: Harcourt, W. (ibid.): The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 3-33.Mohanty, C. (1988): “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses”, in: Feminist Review 30, 61-88.Schippers, M. (2007): “Recovering the Feminine Other: Masculinity, Femininity, and Gender Hegemony", in: Theory and Society 36(1), 85–102.MANDATORY LITERATUR (ordered by dates):Smith, N. J./Lee, D. (2015).: "What’s Queer about Political Science?", in: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 17(1), 49-6.Okin, S. (1989): “Justice from Sphere to Sphere: Challenging the Public/Domestic Dichotomy", in: (ibid.): Justice, Gender, and the Family, 110-134, New York: Basic Books.Warner, M. (1999): "Chapter four", in: (ibid.): The Trouble with Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life, 149-194, Cambridge: Havard University Press.Bilge, S. (2013): “Intersectionality Undone. Saving Intersectionality from Feminist Intersectionality Studies” in: Du Bois Review 10(2), 105-124.Lutz, H./Palenga-Möllenbeck, E. (2011): “Care, Gender and Migration: Towards a Theory of Transnational Domestic Work Migration in Europe”, in: Journal of Contemporary European Studies 19(3), 349-364.Brown, W. (1992): “Finding the Man in the State”, in: Feminist Studies 18(1), 7–34.Geva, D. (2020): “Daughter, Mother, Captain: Marine Le Pen, Gender, and Populism in the French National Front”, in: Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 27 (1), 1–26.
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