Universität Wien

240059 SE VM7 / VM2 - Sex, lies and economics (2022S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 08.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 22.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 05.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 03.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 17.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 31.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Establishing an understanding of the theoretical foundations and methodological tools of feminist and queer economics as well as decolonial approaches.

The course builds on a general introduction to feminist economics. The specific topics for this course are: The economic subject, property formation, the household (microeconomic foundations), labor markets, care economics, an intersectional discussion (race, class, gender) of consumption, the economics of discrimination and an engagement with sustainability and alternative perspective of feminist economics including decolonial thought.

Assessment and permitted materials

in-class participation; group project; home works; take-home exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students will be required to engage with the course readings and visual materials and discuss specificquestions for each of the nine thematic blocks. The presented theory is to be be applied to practical examples in group works. During the course there will be space for Q and A as well as discussions on the course materials.

Examination topics

course literature

Reading list

all literature is available on Moodle and as a reader to be purchased at Facultas.

Association in the course directory

VM7; VM2

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:28