GEN137 Gender and Empire in Postcolonial Societies

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2016

The course is not taught in Spring 2016

Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Laura Anne Bunt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment 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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Much of liberal (and even radical) feminism takes the Western female experience as universal. This course argues that subjugation relating to the colonial experience, particularly racialized experience, is the motor of gendered thinking; challenging the assumption that gender oppression is the primary force of patriarchy. In fact, what we today distinguish as “gender” and “race” arose side by side in the management of colonial Empires. This course will explore the ways in gender has been shaped in tandem with racial thought by the historical forces of colonialism in case studies from Indonesia, Africa, and Latin America.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
This course is intended as a seminar, rather than a lecture course. Students’ work consists of intensive reading of required texts and active participation in the class discussions. Students are graded on the basis of their performance in class, the quality of their oral presentation, and the writing of assigned essays. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY, ROLL WILL BE TAKEN IN EVERY CLASS.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008.
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