Culture versus Gender

General data

Course ID:	05-KAP-36-etn
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Culture versus Gender
Name in Polish:	Kultura a płeć
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Historical Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Module type:	compulsory
Major:	ethnology and cultural anthropology
Cycle of studies:	1st cycle
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.
Year of studies (where relevant):	Year 3
Course module conducted remotely (e-learning):	n/a
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:	Nature of lectures demands that the students understand written English.
Information on where to find course materials:	Group e-mail.
Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement:	lecture, discussion, workshops
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
Short description:	The aim of classes is a presentation of basic theories and methodologies characteristic for gender studies, femnist anthropologu and new kinship studies.
Full description:	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
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.
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 methods and assessment criteria:	observation of asked questions, preparartion for classes, final presentation
Practical placement:	(in Polish) n/d

This course is not currently offered.

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