Undergraduate Course: Global Politics Of Sex And Gender (PLIT10075)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | What have sex and gender got to do with global politics? Is there a connection between women's reproductive rights and the war on terror? How do we understand the global explosion in prostitution and pornography? Why are masculinities being held up as a cause of the international financial crisis? The Global Politics of Sex and Gender explores the way that gender relations, social relations of care and reproduction, bodily integrity and women's human rights are crucial for understanding and analysing global politics, international relations and international political economy. The course is organised around overarching themes of global and local political actors and institutions, globalisation and internationalisation, feminist gender analysis, masculinities and femininities, and strategies and theories of change.
The course complements and broadens PIR offerings in comparative politics, international relations and international political economy. The course also strengthens the suite of gender-related courses offered in SPSS, including Contemporary Feminist Thought and Gender and Development.
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 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. The course will help students develop critical insights into the gendered nature of the global system and the gendered dynamics of international institutions and nation states, enhance their skills of critical analysis and deepen their understanding of global politics in theory and practice.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 4 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
** as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Section for admission to this course **
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| High Demand Course? |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 60 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
165 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment is by means of a) tutorial participation at 10%; b) group presentation at 10% and, c) two pieces of assessed written work, one at 20% and the second at 60% |
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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 financial crisis; human rights (including women's human rights and reproductive rights), culture and development.
- Understand and 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.
- Be able to communicate in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing, nurtured in seminar activities, small group work, and essay construction and feedback.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course has a quota. Preference will be given to Politics and IR students. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 x 2 hour lecture per week plus 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Duncanson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4624
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Course secretary | Mr John Riddell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9975
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