KUMS4010 Body and Gender (5 op)

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Opinnon taso:
Syventävät opinnot
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi
Vastuuorganisaatio:
Historian ja etnologian laitos
Opetussuunnitelmakaudet:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Kuvaus

Sisältö

This module discusses body and gender as areas of study in ethnology and anthropology.

Suoritustavat

Lecture course or independent study (book exam, study circle or essay).

Arviointiperusteet

Course: 80% attendance requirement and completion of written assignments. Independent
study: book exam, study circle or written essay.

Osaamistavoitteet

On completion of this module the student will
- know why body and gender are important areas of study and what are the critical
perspectives they offer to our understanding of society, individual and culture
- recognize the challenges inherent in ethnographic research on body and gender as well
as the significance of the researcher's gender, embodied subjectivity, age and ethnic
background in ethnological research and
- have a broad awareness of ethnologically-oriented researchers and research directions
related to body and gender.

Oppimateriaalit

Teacher in charge of the module will announce possible literature and/or other materials. For a
book exam, choose three of the following:

Kirjallisuus

  • Bordon, Susan 2004: Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body.
  • Abu-Lughod, Lila 1993: Writing Women’s Worlds.
  • Young, Marion Iris 2005: On Female Body Experience. Throwing Like a Girl and Other<br />Essays.
  • Del Valle, Teresa 1993: Gendered Anthropology.
  • Lock, Margaret & Farquar, Judith 2007: Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology<br />of Material Life.
  • Featherstone, Mike ym. 1991: The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory.

Suoritustavat

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Osallistuminen opetukseen (5 op)

Tyyppi:
Osallistuminen opetukseen
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi

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Tentti (5 op)

Tyyppi:
Tentti
Arviointiasteikko:
0-5
Suorituskieli:
englanti, suomi

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