GEN110 Introductory Seminar to Sociological Theories of Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lucie Jarkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Jana Škaloudová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 exP21
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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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar supplements the course GEN101 Sociological theories of gender which offers students basic knowledge of theoretical concepts pof gender. The seminar is based on reading the key text in gender theory and on disscusion. For every meeteng students elaborate an written preparation.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows::
to understand the academic text
to hold an academic discussion
to elaborate an anotation of the text
to work with relevant literature when writing their own academic esseys
Syllabus
  • Gender and sex: biological interpretation of gender and its critique
  • Becoming male and female
  • Structure and power
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Deconstruction of normativ heterosexuality
  • Gender trouble: gender as performance
Literature
  • BUTLER, Judith. Feminizmus a podrývanie identity. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Aspekt, 2003, 222 s. ISBN 80-85549-41-7. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Masculine domination. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2001, ix, 133. ISBN 0804738203. info
  • BOURDIEU, Pierre. Nadvláda mužů. Edited by Miloslav Petrusek, Translated by Věra Dvořáková. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2000, 145 s. ISBN 8071847755. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 189 s. info
  • BEAUVOIR, Simone de. The second sex. Translated by H. M. Parshley. London: Vintage, 1997, 762 s. ISBN 009974421X. info
  • BUTLER, Judith. Gender trouble : feminism and the subversion of identity. 1st pub. New York: Routledge, 1990, xii, 172. ISBN 0415900433. info
  • BEAUVOIR, Simone de. Druhé pohlaví. Translated by Josef Kostohryz - Hana Uhlířová. Praha: Orbis, 1966. info
Assessment methods
readings, written preparation, active participation in discussion, tests, final essey
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pouze studentkám a studentům oboru genderová studia
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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