Gender Studies - Introduction

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• account for basic concepts and theories in the field of gender studies
• ​account for the main research themes in gender studies
• apply theories from gender studies to a contemporary or historical empirical context

Content

This course provides av overview of the basic concepts and themes in the field of gender studies. Starting from contemporary, historical and geographical conditions, the course provides an introduction to how gender affects the ways in which working life, health, private life and culture are organized. The course is based on an intersectional gender perspective, and shows how gender intersects with a range of social power relations connected to class, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, education etc. Drawing upon examples from the history of ideas, media representations and current debate, the course problematizes how perceptions of gender produces a cultural repertoire that influences people´s everyday lives by constraining and enabling various practices.