Feminist Cultural Studies
Syllabus, Master's level, 5GN028
- Code
- 5GN028
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Gender Research A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Arts, 2 March 2018
- Responsible department
- Centre for Gender Research
General provisions
The course is mandatory for students attending the Master's Programme in the humanities, specializing in Gender studies. Students from other Master programmes are eligible for the course. The Centre for Gender research is responsible for the course.
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university.
Learning outcomes
The student should, after completing the course, be able to
- Discuss and describe different questions within the field of feminist cultural studies.
- Discuss and describe different methodological and theoretical approaches within the field of feminist cultural studies.
- Orally and in writing apply methodological and theoretical approaches within the field to different empirical contexts.
- Independently write a short academic text on a subject relevant to the field.
Content
The purpose of the course is to give an advanced introduction to feminist cultural studies. Important themes and theoretical questions are discussed, using research and empirical examples. A final paper, written independently, is due at the end of the course.
Instruction
The course will consist of a number of seminars.
Assessment
Assessment will be based on written and/or oral hand-ins and a final paper. Grades will be given in accordance to the Swedish grading system. The following grades will be used: Väl Godkänd, Godkänd and Underkänd.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.