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Date posted: September 2024
Module Title |
Introduction to Gender Studies |
Module Code |
LG247 (ITS) / POL1001 (Banner) |
Faculty |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
School |
Law & Government |
Module Co-ordinator | Erika Biagini | | Module Teachers | Paola Rivetti | |
NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
Pre-requisite |
Not Available |
Co-requisite |
Not Available |
Compatibles |
Not Available |
Incompatibles |
Not Available |
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Coursework Only |
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
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Workload |
Full-time hours per semester |
Type |
Hours |
Description |
Total Workload: 0 |
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% |
Course Work Breakdown |
Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element. |
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment |
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
None |
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