Women and Culture. Gender, Feminism and Social Change 10-FF-WCG1
The lecturer will present the changing role and status of a woman in society.
An emphasis on cultural differences and ethnocentric bias will be discussed.
Moreover, the current situation of women worldwide will be analysed. Participants will consider whether gender equality is possible or even desirable in the modern world.
Cultural differences, psychological, cultural and economic factors will be discussed.
The course will enhance vocabulary and encourage independent thinking.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Kryteria oceniania
Praca samodzielna i grupowa. Przygotowanie do zajec.
Prace zaliczeniowe.
30 godzin kontaktowych
30 godzin lektur
30 godzin krytyczna analiza tekstu
30 godzin przygotowanie do egzaminu
ECTS: 6 for ERASMUS students (4 for Polish students)
Literatura
1. Estelle B. Freedman, No turning back. The history of feminism and the future of women. New York, Ballantine Books, 2002.
2. Margret Walters. Feminism: A Very Short Introduction, New York, Oxford University Press 2005.
3. Ahmed Q., In the Land of Invisible Women, Illinois 2008.
4. Ali A. H., The Caged Virgin, A Muslim Woman’s Cry for Reason, London 2006.
5. Alsanea R., Girls of Riyadh, London 2007.
6. Brooks G., Nine Parts of Desire. The hidden World of Islamic Women, Penguin Books 2007.
7. Delaney C., The meaning of paternity and the virgin birth debate, „Man”1986, t.21, nr 3.
8. Delaney C., The Seed and the Soil, Berkeley, University of California Press, CA, 1991.
9. Denzin N. K., Performance Ethnography Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Culture, California 2003. (chosen sections)
10. Chybicka A. (ed.), Culture & Gender an intimate relation, Gdańsk 2010. (selected chapters)
11. Mortenson G., Relin D. O., Three Cups of Tea, New York 2007.
All readings are provided by the tutor.
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