Module Catalogue 2025/26

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Co Requisite Comment

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Aims

The module aims to give students an advanced grounding in gender and feminist theory, through the study of key writers and texts. This will give students the theoretical basis for further study and research in gender and related areas, especially for their dissertations.

Outline Of Syllabus

Indicative course content will cover:
-       How to theorise gender – structures, identities, politics;
-       The coloniality of gender;
-       The concept of intersectionality;
-       Gender, capitalism and social reproduction;
-       Gender, law and the state;
-       Feminist, queer and trans epistemologies;
-       Gender, power and violence;
-       Gendering language, symbols and signs;
-       Gendering the human and the post-human.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

At the end of the module, students should be able to:
-Articulate the concept of gender as it is economically, socially, politically and culturally constructed and as it intersects with other social structures and categories;
-Engage critically and analytically with a diverse range of key gender and feminist theorists and thinkers;
-Think creatively and transformatively about gender and intersecting categories.

Intended Skill Outcomes

At the end of the module, students should be able to:
-Demonstrate skills in close reading, critical thinking and analysis;
-Achieve independence in their learning;
-Express complex ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Teaching methods are designed to both give students theoretical input and support their independent learning. The module is heavily discussion based to enable students to develop their own ideas and to work towards their assignment from the beginning. Each week the discussion seminar will be focused on one key reading, supported by recommended readings and other forms of input (pre-recorded materials, podcasts for example) to be inclusive of a variety of different modes of learning. Students will also begin thinking about the assignment from the beginning in reflective online workshops, allowing them to develop a strong theoretical grounding for their work and to receive plenty of formative feedback.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The submitted essay will enable students to show both their close reading of theoretical texts and their developed understanding of the concept of gender. It will also enable them to showcase their critical thinking and academic writing skills. The formative assessment of the concept note will enable students to develop their thinking in preparation for the essay.

General Notes

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