Gender and Culture
Three days, consisting of seminars, lectures, workshops, PhD-project presentations, and roundtable discussions.
The course will describe, discuss, and explain the role of gender as relevant to different cultural studies.
The aim of the course is to foster a consciousness about gender as a factor in academic research at multiple levels and to qualify the PhD-students through knowledge, understanding and skills within the field of “gender and culture”, its research history, methods and theories.
Content The course focuses on developments within the research history in gender studies. It will discuss differences and similarities between theoretical approaches (e.g. de-/constructivism, postcolonialism, masculinity studies, theological feminism, queer studies) within the field of gender studies. Furthermore, it discusses seminal text by influential thinkers of gender studies and central concepts within the field (e.g. alterity, performativity, intersectionality and many more).
Target group/participants The course is relevant to PhD-students in general working within empirical fields and on subjects where genderis a factor.
The form of the course Three days, consisting of seminars, lectures, workshops, PhD-project presentations, and roundtable discussions.
Language The course language will be English.
Teacher Associate Professor, PhD & MA Marianne Schleicher, Department for the Study of Religion, Aarhus University,
Place and time
- Monday, 11 August, 11 - 18
- Tuesday, 12 August, 09 - 16
- Wednesday, 13 August, 09 - 16
Venue South Campus, room 24.0.11 (building 24, ground floor, room 11)
Max. number of participants 12
Preparation The participants are expected to read a 500-page compendium that will be made available to enlisted participants.
ECTS 3
