| Course title | Gender studies |
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| Course code | KSA/GS |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to gender studies and social construction of human identity. Basic gender theories. 2. Deconstruction of sex/gender opposition. Garfinkel, Kessler and McKenna, Butler, West and Zimmerman. Basic gender stereotypes and socialization. 3. Deviations from gender norms - heterosexual normativity: social invisibility of deviations from gender norms, gender and sexual rights. 4. Homosexuality: social construction of homosexuality. Public space and homosexuality. Bisexuality. 5. Transgender and transsexuality, social construction of reality as a two-gender system. 6. Intersexuality as a deviation from sexual norms, social construction of two-sex system. Intergender. 7. Asexuality as a deviation from gender-sexual norms. 8. Gender and sexuality: the social construction of sexuality, gender and sexual scripts. 9. Gender and public space: a glass elevator and a glass ceiling; gendering of labor market, gender and social stratification. Gender mainstreaming a gender budgeting. 10. Gender and private space: gender division of labor in a family, maternal privilege and faterhood. 11. Gender and crime: gender in a prison, crime determined by gender. 12. Gender and media: gender in advertising.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The objective of the course is to introduce students to the major authors and concepts of gender studies. The discipline is theoretically based on constructivism and post-structuralism and introduces gender feminist theories through this perspective. The course reflects the historical background of gender concept and current criticism of these concepts - primarily through the deconstruction of sex/gender opposition. Other core topics include gender and sexual normativity and deviations from the normativity (homosexuality, transgender, intersexuality, etc.) and gender structure of sexuality. The course also focuses on gender and sexual division of labour and gender roles in public and in private space.
To be able to define and explain the term "gender", to judge and appraise presented theories and deconstruct basic gender oppositions on the basis of presented theories, to describe and characterize basic gender minorities, to identify, illustrate and analyse basic problems that these minorities encounter. To apply the same approach for the position of men and women in the private and public spheres and formulate basic problems. |
| Prerequisites |
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No prior requirements.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam
Based on taught subject matter - see Content and Literature |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2024) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2024) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) | Category: Social sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2024) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |