JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Feminism, gender and queer theory

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Course title Feminism, gender and queer theory
Course code KFHS/B054
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorný Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course outline: 1) Introduction: feminism, gender identity and queer theory 2) First wave of feminism: emancipatory thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries 3) First wave of feminism: The Second Sex 4) Feminism in the CR 5) Feminism and power - M. Foucault 6) Feminism and power - J. Butler 7) Post-feminism 1: critique of feminism and the gender theory 8) Post-feminism 2: from feminism to post-colonialism 9) Sexuality and gender 1: male and female 10) Sexuality and gender 2: bisexual, homosexual, transsexual, non-binary, asexual 11) Anthropolody and gender: gender roles in different cultures. 12) Queer theory

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course has two goals: 1) To understand the development of thinking about gender and sexuality in political, social, and philosophical contexts from the first wave of feminism to postfeminism and queer theory.2) To think about and discuss issues and problems related to this thinking, such as sexual identity, biological vs. cultural determinations of gender, gender equality, male and female roles, homosexuality, transsexuality, gender and power relations, feminism in the Czech Republic, and others. Methodologically, the course is transdisciplinary or draws on various fields of knowledge: psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, or history.
The students will: Understand the key concepts and problems of feminism and gender theories. be able to discuss problems of sexuality and gender identity in relation to society, state and power. be able to write short review study
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in the course Seminary paper
Recommended literature
  • Abrams, L. Zrození moderní ženy: Evropa 1789-1918. Praha, 2005.
  • Bahenská, M. Počátky emancipace žen v Čechách. Praha, 2005.
  • Beauvoir, Simone. Druhé pohlaví. 1949.
  • Bidulph, S. Mužství: Jak zvládat všechny mužské role. Praha, 2007.
  • Butler, J. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. Taylor & Francis, 2006.
  • Butler, J. O materialitě a diskurzivních mezích pohlaví. Praha, 2016.
  • Formánková, L., Křížková, A., Maříková, H. Pracovní dráhy žen v České republice. Praha, 2011.
  • Foucault. Dějiny sexuality. Praha, 1999.
  • Kolářová, M. Protest proti globalizace: gender a feministická kritika. SLON, 2009.
  • Kovalová, K. (ed.). Černošská feministická kritika. Praha, 2014.
  • Laquer, T. Rozkoš mezi pohlavími. Sexuální diference od antiky po Freuda. Praha, 2017.
  • Lipovetsky, G. Třetí žena. Praha, 2000.
  • Neuderflová, M. L. České ženy v 19. století. Úsilí, sny, úspěchy i zklamání na cestě k emancipaci. Praha, 1999.
  • Oakley, A. Pohlaví, gender a společnost. Praha, 2000.
  • Pachmanová, M. Neviditelná žena: Antologie soudobého amerického myšlení. One Women Press, Praha, 2002.
  • Putna, M. C. Homosexualita v dějinách české kultury. Praha: Academia, 2013.
  • Renzetti, C. M., Curran, D. J. ženy, muži, společnost. Praha, 2003.
  • Věšinová, E. - Maříková, H. Společnost žen a mužů z aspektu gender. Praha, 1999.
  • Wolfová, H. Vyvlastěný hlas: Proměny genderové kultury v české společnosti 1948.


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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.09.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2024/2025