| CODE | GRS1011 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Gender and Sexualities | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Gender and Sexualities | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide an introduction to the areas of gender and sexualities. It will cover generally gender studies, masculinities, feminisms and intersectionality, including some reference to the local context. It will also offer a few tasters of the relevance and application of these areas to other topics, such as education, STEM subjects, artificial intelligence, social movements and sports, among others. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide an introduction and knowledge base to allow students to be able to follow further study in these areas with increased profit. It will introduce and explore various relevant concepts, such as gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, feminisms, masculinities, etc. that are basic to the area of gender and sexualities. It will challenge students to acquire a gendered perspective, and familiarise themselves with structural and personal discrimination, and their impact on individuals and groups. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - recognise and demonstrate ways in which their own gender and sexuality has been shaped by cultural practices; - describe their understanding of a 'gendered perspective', and relate this to intersectionality; - identify and define the concepts pertinent to gender and sexualities. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - solidify their foundational knowledge on gender and sexualities, to be able to build further on it; - apply a gendered perspective to their realities; - be in a position to challenge sexism, homophobia and transphobia. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Spade, Joan Z. & Valentine, Catherine G. (2011). The Kaleidoscope of Gender, prisms, patterns, and possibilities.(3rd Ed.). USA: Pine Forge Press (a SAGE publication company). (Available) - Todd, Megan (2020) Sexualities and Society - An Introduction. London: Sage. Supplementary Readings: - Davis, Kathy, Evans, Mary & Lorber, Judith (eds) (2006) The Sage Handbook of Gender and Women’s Studies. London: Sage. - Launius, C. & Hassel, H. (2018) Threshold Concepts in Women's and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking and Knowing. 2nd Ed. New York: Routledge. - Woodward, K. (2011) The Short Guide to Gender. U.K.: Policy Press. - Further readings will be given out during lectures. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Aaron Giardina Beverley Abela Claire Lucille Azzopardi Lane (Co-ord.) Carla Camilleri Vanessa Camilleri Colette Farrugia Bennett Marceline Naudi Christian Vella |
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