Postgraduate Course: Gender and Sexuality in Global Politics (PGSP11440)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to explore the implications for domestic and international politics of taking sex and gender seriously. It considers how political issues manifest themselves at local and global levels and, crucially, the interrelationship between the two. It addresses a large number of key contemporary topics, such as rape in both domestic and war contexts, the war on terror, globalisation, the global sex trade and reproductive rights, and demonstrates what a variety of feminist approaches can contribute to our understanding of those issues. Students will also explore the relationship between feminist and mainstream approaches to politics and IR, their different ontological, epistemological and methodological perspectives. A key underlying theme is the dynamics of change ¿ including a consideration of what change means in terms of gender relations and global politics, how it can be achieved, and the institutions that are relevant for achieving change.
Outline Content
Indicative topics include:
Institutionalising gender equality: feminist strategies for change
Gendered Nature of War and Peace
Transitions to Democracy
Sex, Gender and the Global Political Economy
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Sexual Politics
The Political Economy of Violence Against Women
Students are taught in a 3 hour block, which contains a variety of teaching methods: lectures, class discussions, group presentations, role plays, film screenings and debates. The final week of the course is a student mini-conference with students presenting a poster detailing progress made and obstacles remaining in terms of gender equality in a chosen region of the world. |
| Course description |
1. Introduction
2. Gendered Violence in War and Peace I: Military Masculinities
3. Gendered Violence in War and Peace II: The War on Terror
4. Reproductive Rights I: The Politics of Fertility
5. Reproductive Rights II: The Politics of Sexual Health
6. Sex, Gender and Capitalism I
7. Sex, Gender and Capitalism II: Prostitution and Sex trafficking
8. Institutionalising Gender Equality I: Insider and Outsider Strategies for Change
9. Institutionalising Gender Equality II: International Organisations and Instruments
10. Feminism and the (Anti) Globalisation Movement
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of sex and gender as categories of analysis in relation to political processes and issues (both local and global).
- Develop the ability to reflect critically on feminist thinking on war, militarism, security and peace; the global economy and the sex trade; human rights (including women's human rights and reproductive rights), culture and development.
- Understand and critically evaluate the links and differences between feminist and mainstream approaches to the study of global politics and IR.
- Develop research and analytical skills that facilitate independent learning.
- Communicate with others in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing, nurtured in seminar activities, group work, and essay construction and feedback.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Duncanson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4624
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Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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