GEN121 Men, Masculinities, Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 11:30–13:00 U34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main theme of the course is studies on men and masculinities from a critical perspective within the discipline of sociology and gener studies. The course is organized in semminars; discussion are based on problems men and normative and alternative definitions of masculinities both face and cause.; Learning outcomes: students will learn to apply theoretical concepts to empirical praxis in the field of studies on men and masculinities, they will learn to interpret and compare the machanisms of reproduction of the gender order. They will improve their writing skills and practice review of colleagues semminar filedwork reports.
Syllabus
  • Men, masculinities, gender The myth of masculinity Masculine social identity, social order and power relations the making of masculinities Sexuality and the body Education and masculinity Violence Men: a private business and change
Literature
  • Men's lives. Edited by Michael S. Kimmel - Michael A. Messner. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Allyn and Bacon, 2007, xxiii, 644. ISBN 0205485456. info
  • Handbook of studies on men & masculinities. Edited by Michael S. Kimmel - Jeff Hearn - Raewyn Connell. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2005, 505 p. ISBN 0761923691. URL info
  • CONNELL, Raewyn. Masculinities. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005, xxv, 324. ISBN 0745634273. info
  • KIMMEL, Michael S. The gender of desire : essays on male sexuality. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005, xvi, 272. ISBN 0791463389. info
  • Gender. Edited by Raewyn Connell. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2002, viii, 173. ISBN 0745627161. info
  • KIMMEL, Michael S. The gendered society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, xii, 315. ISBN 0195125886. info
  • The men and the boys. Edited by Raewyn Connell. Cambridge: Polity, 2000, ix, 259. ISBN 0745626335. info
  • Gender and power : society, the person and sexual politics. Edited by Raewyn Connell. 1st pub. Cambridge: Policy Press, 1998, xvii, 334. ISBN 0745604684. info
Teaching methods
targeted semminar groups dicussions with feedback, presentations and their review, detailed fieldwork reports with open review process on particular topics
Assessment methods
class discussion, group projects, presentations, fieldworks, reading
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2018.
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