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Description
This module introduces students to the analysis of gender, and how gender matters for the nation state, capitalism economy, the labour market, colonialism and racism, international politics, social reproduction and relations at large. The module covers different topics and issues with a specific focus on how gender regimes historically have bridled sexuality, and how this process has happened in different parts of the world, structuring power relations between nations and peoples.
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Learning Outcomes
1. 1) Understand what are gender and gender regimes, and why they matter
2) Analyse political events and processes from a gendered perspective
3) Assess the gender impact of political choices and identify possible gender-based discrimination
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Full-time hours per semester |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
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| Assessment Breakdown | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Assignment | Students will be asked 1) to keep a reflective journal that they will need to update weekly; 2) write a book report; 3) prepare a research paper. | 100% | n/a |
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Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component |
| This module is category 1 |
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Indicative Reading List
- Madian Al Jazerah: 0, Are You This? Or Are You This? A Story of Identity and Worth,
- Saleem Haddad: 0, Guapa,
- Rafia Zakaria: 0, Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption,
- Jamil F. Khan: 0, Khamr: The Makings of a Waterslams,
- Francesca Biancani: 0, Sex work in colonial Egypt: women, modernity and the global economy,
- Tristan Taormino, Mireille Miller-Young: 0, The Feminist Porn Book,
- Nicola J. Smith: 0, Capitalism's Sexual History,
- Leopoldina Fortunati: 0, The Arcane of Reproduction: Housework, Prostitution, Labor, and Capital,
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Other Resources
48833, Movie, 0, Be like others, 48834, Online lecture, Silvia Federici, 0, Silvia Federici: Women, Reproduction, and the Construction of Commons, |
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