KUMS4010 Body and Gender (5 op)

Arvosteluasteikko
0-5
Opetuskieli/-kielet
englanti , suomi

Osaamistavoitteet

On completion of this module the student will
- know why body and gender are important areas of study and what are the critical
perspectives they offer to our understanding of society, individual and culture
- recognize the challenges inherent in ethnographic research on body and gender as well
as the significance of the researcher's gender, embodied subjectivity, age and ethnic
background in ethnological research and
- have a broad awareness of ethnologically-oriented researchers and research directions
related to body and gender.

Suoritustavat

Lecture course or independent study (book exam, study circle or essay).

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This module discusses body and gender as areas of study in ethnology and anthropology.

Oppimateriaalit

Teacher in charge of the module will announce possible literature and/or other materials. For a
book exam, choose three of the following:

Kirjallisuus

ISBN-numero Tekijä, julkaisuvuosi, teoksen nimi, julkaisija
Abu-Lughod, Lila 1993: Writing Women’s Worlds.
Bordon, Susan 2004: Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body.
Featherstone, Mike ym. 1991: The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory.
Del Valle, Teresa 1993: Gendered Anthropology.
Lock, Margaret & Farquar, Judith 2007: Beyond the Body Proper: Reading the Anthropology of Material Life.
Young, Marion Iris 2005: On Female Body Experience. Throwing Like a Girl and Other Essays.

Arviointiperusteet

Course: 80% attendance requirement and completion of written assignments. Independent
study: book exam, study circle or written essay.