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Lehrende: Associate Professor Dr. Defne Erzene-Bürgin
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Orga-Einheit: Sociology, Politics & Economics
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
124103
Semesterwochenstunden:
3
Credits:
6,0
Standort:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 35
Inhalte:
GENDER STUDIES:
The course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the core feminist ideas and debates concerning gender, women and men, and their political, social and economic positions over the last two hundred years in the world.
This course has two main parts. The first part of the course introduces major topics and debates in feminist theory, both historical and contemporary. Feminism has a range of meanings for women. We will explore the ways in which feminism is multi-vocal, non-linear, and influenced by multiple and shifting sites of feminist identities. This exploration includes the examination and analysis of local and global feminist thoughts on gender. Historical roots of feminism and feminist Theories: Liberal, Social, Radical, Cultural, Eco-Feminism, Postmodern Feminism. Four waves of feminism: First wave feminism - Suffragette (1848-1920), Second wave feminism from 1960s till 1980s focus on the works of Simone de Beauvoir. Third wave feminism 1990s, fourth wave feminism 2000s and discussions about the future of feminism.
In the second part of the course we will discuss on the different feminist practices and women’s movements in the world. What are the differences between feminism in the East -Middle East countries- and the West? Is sisterhood really global? A cross-national comparisons of contemporary women's movements. The international context and cross-national influences, the nature of the state, the absence or presence of other movements, the effects of conservative or liberal political environments, and feminist involvement in politics. As each of these factors shapes a particular movement, one of the main question of the course that we will try to analyze is: Can there be one correct feminism?
The major goal of the course is to train students in analytical skills that will help them think critically about gender in the past, the present, and the future.
Lernziele:
- Students will be equipped with the tools for both critical analysis of gender in society and for creating positive social change;
- analyze the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class, and age on women’s identities and issues;
- learn feminist approaches regarding academic matters and world issues and identify major feminist thinkers;
- articulate the importance of understanding feminism from local and global points of view;
- explore experiences of a particular group of women, based on their cultural political, social and/or economic background;
- investigate issues and debates around gender;
- apply the concepts and theories of women’s studies to one’s life experiences;
- hone their ability to analyse popular culture and current events from a feminist lens;
- think critically about not only the sources of women’s victimization in our society, but women’s empowerment and the power of individuals and groups to effect social change;
- recognize the value of personal experience and activism.
Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
Midterm 40 %
Essay: Questions on course articles.
Endterm 60 %
Term paper (app. 15 pages) and presentation (min.15 - max.20 minutes) on current feminist movements and women’s rights in Europe and Middle East countries.
Details can be fixed in our teaching agreement.
Literatur:
Week One: The Social Construction of Gender
Biological determinism; the social construction of gender; the performative nature of identity; Sexuality and its relationships with gender, race, and nationality; the role of institutions, such as the educational system, religious organizations, and the workplace in identity construction; the role of popular media in identity construction.
Readings:
Holmes, Mary; Gender and Everyday Life; Routledge (2009) 15-57
Week Two: History of Feminism
First Wave Feminism: 19th & 20th Century Women's Movement, History of Feminist Movements in the U.S, United Kingdom –Suffragate, Gender Equality, Voting and Property Rights
Second Wave Feminism: Sexuality, Family, Domestic Violence, Reproductive Rights, Workplace
Readings:
LeGates, Marlene, In Their Time, A History of Feminism in Western Society, Routledge (2001) Chapter One 1-11
Gamble Sarah, The Routledge Companion to Feminism and Postfeminism, 15-36 Routledge (2006)
Week Three: History of Feminism and Feminist Theories
Second Wave Feminism: Sexuality, Family, Domestic Violence, Reproductive Rights, Workplace
Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism
Lorber, Judith; Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and and Politics 21-69, Oxford University Press (2010)
Beasley, Chris; What is Feminism, Anyway? Understanding Contemporary Feminist Thought, 51-64 Allen&Unwin (1999)
Week Four: Historical Roots of Feminist Theories
Radical Feminism, Ecofeminism
Readings:
Lorber, Judith; Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and and Politics 121-142; 267-303, Oxford University Press (2010)
Beasley, Chris; What is Feminism, Anyway? Understanding Contemporary Feminist Thought, 51-64 Allen&Unwin (1999)
Eaton, Heather; Lorentzen Lois Ann; Ecofeminism & Globalization, Exploring Culture, Context, and Religion, 1-7 / 11-22 (2003)
Week Five: Third & Fourth Wave Feminism
Postmodern Feminism, Third Wave Feminism
Readings:
Lorber, Judith; Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and and Politics 121-142; 267-303, Oxford University Press (2010)
Beasley, Chris; What is Feminism, Anyway? Understanding Contemporary Feminist Thought, 51-64 Allen&Unwin (1999)
Eaton, Heather; Lorentzen Lois Ann; Ecofeminism & Globalization, Exploring Culture, Context, and Religion, 1-7 / 11-22 (2003)
Week Six: Gender and Family
Readings:
Brown, Heather A.; Marx on Gender and the Family, A Critical Study; 52-60 Brill (2012)
Gornick, Janet; Meyers, Marcia; Gender Equality. Transforming Family Divisions of Labor, 3-56, Verso (2009)
Week Seven: Gender and State, OECD Countries
Readings:
Dish, Lisa; Hawkesworth, Mary; The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory, Governance, Ki-young Shin, Chapter 16 (2016)
Week Eight: Women`s Movement in Germany & USA
Allon, Ann Taylor; The Transatlantic Kindergarten, Education and Women`s Movement in Germany and United States, 185-197, Oxford University Press (2017)
Wiliarty, Sarah Elise; The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany, Bringing Woman to the Party, 1-19, Cambridge University Press (2010)
Week Nine: Women’s Political Participation in the Middle East
Readings:
Süleymanoglu Kürüm, Rahime; Cin, Melis; Feminist Framing of Europenization, Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, 109-131, Palgrave Macmillan (2021)
Pratt, Nicola; Embodying Geopolitics, Generations of Women’s Activism in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon, 1-33, University of California Press (2020)
Stephan, Rita; Charrad, Mounira; Women Rising, In and Beyond the Arab Spring, 1-13, New York University Press (2020)
Lomsky-Feder, Edna; Sasson-Levy, Orna; Women Soldiers and Citizenship in Israel, Gendered Encounters with the State, 1-26, Routledge (2018)
Week Ten: Student Presentations and Discussion
Week Eleven: Student Presentations and Discussion
Modulbeschreibung:
This course offers an introduction to Women`s and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that explores critical questions about the meaning of gender in society. We will explore the complex ways in which gender intersects with class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age within various spheres and institutions of society.
The topics discussed in this module include, among others:
- Social Construction of Gender
- History of Feminism and Feminist Movements (first, second, third, fourth waves and LGBT)
- Feminist perspectives and theories (liberal, radical, social, postmodern, queer, etc.)
- Intersectionality (Structural inequality and power dynamics)
- Gender and Culture (Cultural Constructions of Gender Roles and Expectations, Norms, Values)
- Gender, Work, and Economics (Gender Wage Gap, Labor Force Participation, Occupational Segregation, Unpaid Labor and Care Work, Gender and Poverty, Glass Ceiling)
- Gender and State (Political Participation of Women, Gender Policies and Legislation, Gender and Education, Gender and Health)
- Activism and Social Change (Strategies of women`s empowerment)
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