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GEN121 Men, Masculinities, Gender

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Supervisor

doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Division of Gender Studies - Department of Sociology - Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 U35

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrollment status: enrolled: 1/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

there are 25 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main theme of the course is studies on men and masculinities from a critical perspective within the discipline of sociology and gener studies. The course is organized in semminars; discussion are based on problems men and normative and alternative definitions of masculinities both face and cause.; Learning outcomes: students will learn to apply theoretical concepts to empirical praxis in the field of studies on men and masculinities, they will learn to interpret and compare the machanisms of reproduction of the gender order. They will improve their writing skills and practice review of colleagues semminar filedwork reports.

Syllabus

• Men, masculinities, gender The myth of masculinity Masculine social identity, social order and power relations the making of masculinities Sexuality and the body Education and masculinity Violence Men: a private business and change

Literature

• Men's lives. Edited by Michael S. Kimmel - Michael A. Messner. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn and Bacon, 2007. xxiii, 644. ISBN 0-205-48545-6. info
• KIMMEL, Michael S. The gender of desire :essays on male sexuality. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. xvi, 272 s. ISBN 0-7914-6338-9. info
• CONNELL, R. W. Gender. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2002. viii, 173. ISBN 0-7456-2716-1. info
• KIMMEL, Michael S. The gendered society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. xii, 315 s. ISBN 0-19-512588-6. info
• CONNELL, R. W. Gender and power :society, the person and sexual politics. 1st pub. Cambridge: Policy Press, 1998. xvii, 334. ISBN 0-7456-0468-4. info
• CONNELL, R.W. The men and the boys. Cambridge: Polity, 2000. ix, 259 s. ISBN 0-7456-2633-5. info
• CONNELL, R. W. Masculinities. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005. xxv, 324 s. ISBN 0-7456-3427-3. info
• Handbook of studies on men & masculinities. Edited by Michael S. Kimmel - Jeff Hearn - R. W. Connell. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2005. 505 s. ISBN 0-7619-2369-1. info

Teaching methods

targeted semminar groups dicussions with feedback, presentations and their review, detailed fieldwork reports with open review process on particular topics

Assessment methods

class discussion, group projects, presentations, fieldworks, reading

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2012, Spring 2014.

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