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KULT2208

Gender: Gender and Norwegian Culture, Paradoxes of Equality II

Credits 15
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

Course content

This course offers in depth cultural analyses of issues concerning gender and equality in Norwegian society. The main focus is on everyday life enactments and cultural constructions of gender. Some questions addressed in the lectures are: How is gender understood in various contexts in Norway? What is culturally regarded as the important similarities and differences between women and men, between Norwegians and ‘others’? Equality is a core concept and an important value in Norway, a value that is emphasized both in politics and in everyday cultural life. Throughout this course we will investigate this ‘passion for equality’ as a trait of Norwegian culture and politics, and we will also discuss and question the actual concept of equality and its challenges. These challenges appear both at the intersections with a globalised world, and within a multicultural Norway. The course is interdisciplinary and will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: gender and parenthood, gender in literature, gender and ethnicity, gendering of homes, and gender and sexuality. The course is intended for both international exchange students and Norwegian students. The lectures are in English.


Learning outcome

The main objectives of this course are twofold: Firstly, the students will achieve an understanding of the cultural significance of gender and gender equality as enacted in Norwegian and Nordic society. Secondly, the students will be provided with an overview of some theoretical concepts and analytical approaches that are central within Nordic gender studies.

Learning methods and activities

There will be given lectures, and students are expected to participate in other classroom activities like, oral presentations and discussions. Compulsory assignments must be approved in prior to the exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Written assignment
  • Oral presentation

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
KULT2207 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Gender Research
  • Media and Communication Studies
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Science and Technology Studies

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2011

Hjemmeeksamen
Weighting 100/100

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