SAN230 Anthropology and feminism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Division of Social Anthropology – Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The course provides a survey of main ideas underlying debates on gender, feminism, masculinity and femininity in anthropology. Based on assigned weekly reading, issues of history of feminist anthropological thought, epistemology and cross-cultural gender diverity are tackled. Course supplements the obligatory courses in social antrhopology program.
Syllabus
  • 1) FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY: BIRTH, EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY - Gender, feminism and antrhorpology - What is (not) feminist anthropology - Anthropology of women, female antrhopology? - Anthropology of gender and feminist anthropology 2) FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE FIELD, MAIN ISSUES AND CROSS-CULTURAL NOTIONS OF GENDER - Masculinity, femininity and gender roles in social anthropology - Feminist antrhopology and study of kinship - Feminist antrhopology and study economic systems - Feminist antrhopology and study of politics and power - Feminist antrhopology and study of religion - Feminist antrhopology and linguistic
Literature
  • Gender in cross-cultural perspective. Edited by Caroline Brettell - Carolyn Fishel Sargent. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1993, viii, 504. ISBN 013352048X. info
  • Feminist anthropology : past, present, and future. Edited by Pamela L. Geller - Miranda K. Stockett. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006, xvi, 226. ISBN 0812239407. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars
Assessment methods
presentation and essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2016.
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