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Lecturer(s)
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Vendra Maria Cristina Clorinda, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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Part I - Philosophical Sources 1 Introduction: Social Change and Gender Issues 2 Classic Views: Women?s Place in the Athenian Society (Aristotle) 3 Modern Views (1): Social Inequalities, Women and Education (J-J. Rousseau) 4 Modern Views (2): Women?s Nature and Social Sentiments (I. Kant, A. Schopenhauer) 5 Contemporary Views: Women and Social Change (J. Butler) Part II - Concepts 6 Sex and Gender 7 Sexuality and Social Roles 8 Sexual Radicalism and its Limits 9 Sexual Stereotypes and Social Images Part III- Readings 10 Judith Butler, ?Performative Acts and Gender Constitution? 11 Angela Davis, ?Racism, Birth Control, and Reproductive Rights? 12 Seyla Benhabib, ?Sexual Difference and Collective Identities: The New Global Constellation? 13 Carol Gilligans, ?Hearing the Difference: Theorizing Connection? 14 Recapitulation: Rethinking Balanced Relationships in Uncertain Times
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The field of gender studies aims at uncovering gender biases in our society, which includes phenomena such as stereotyping, imbalance in representation, discrimination, unfair career progression, isolation and linguistic biases. The critical reaction to the gender biases within the mainstream philosophy tradition does not mean that the tradition has been rejected as a whole or that philosophy of gender is a merely destructive enterprise. Rather, gender philosophy critically applies, revises, and combine traditional theories, concepts, and principles, in developing answers to the complexities of gender, gendered relations, embodiment, inequality and power, as these impact how we understand wider questions of social and political order.
The course aims at introducing students to the study of core issues in social and gender ethics. It will provide them the tools to critically understand the major topics and debates at the crossroads of social and gender variables: gender identity and expression, gender roles and norms, gendered power relations, and gender equality and equity. Yet, it will consider the core concepts dealing with the social construction of gender and it will allow students to practice critical reading and discussion of selected writings of feminist philosophers concerned with gender issues.
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Prerequisites
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English Language (B2 ? C1)
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Evaluations of students in this course will be based on: (1) participation, which includes active discussion in class, attendance (80 %), class assignments (readings). In case of absence, the student has to communicate it and to ask the professor for any assignments or key discussions concerning the missed lesson. (2) A final paper (1500-2500 words). Additional information will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Recommended literature
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