Course - Gender: Analytical Strategies: Equality, Gender, Ethnicity (KKS 2) - KULT3310
Gender: Analytical Strategies: Equality, Gender, Ethnicity (KKS 2)
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About the course
Course content
The theoretical perspectives from KULT3305 Cultural and Gender Studies I are taken further in this course, however, here with a particular attention to approaches that are most relevant for the master student in his or her own empirical work.
Cultural analysis involves exploring how gender symbols contribute to the production of culture and to cultural change. It also means the examination of how concepts of gender stand in relation to other cultural features. How does gender affect our way of understanding other cultural phenomena?
The course will present central studies that illustrate the significance of gender in culture and society today and in the recent past. It will deal with issues such as processes of minortizing and majoritizing (processes of etnification; gender equality; body and sexuality; reproduction and parenthood. The research perspectives of various analytical disciplines will be applied. Emphasis will be on practicing how to extract various meanings of gender from different types of text, by the help of methods such as discourse analysis and symbol analysis. The work in this course of study is closely affiliated to the work on the master thesis.
Learning outcome
The course aim is dual: to learn how to analyze gender from a cultural-analytical perspective, and to learn cultural analysis that can be applied to the study of cultural change.
Learning methods and activities
In addition to the theoretical training, emphasis will be laid on methods and manners of working. Participation in the class is seen as an important part of the students have to attend at least 75% of the lectures. To be allowed the right to take the final exam, a two weeks assignment (essay 10-12-pages), the student must have passed 1 oral presentation and 1 written (3-4 pages). The essay will be marked with grades A-F. Instead of attendance of 75% of the lectures it is possible to take an extra exam.
Compulsory assignments
- Written assignment (3-4 pages)
- Oral assignment
Required previous knowledge
Bachelor's degree within the humanities or social sciences.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| HFITK301 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- History
- Gender Research
- Cultural History
- Social Studies
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Agnes Bolsø
- Berit Gullikstad
- Merete Lie
- Siri Øyslebø Sørensen