Gender Studies: Theories and Concepts, Essay

Students are familiar with the main theoretical approaches and concepts in gender studies and their history. They recognise the mutual contributions and the limitations of these theoretical approaches and concepts in relation to different research frameworks and the field of feminist studies.

In this module, students are introduced to the tradition of gender studies and feminist thinking. The themes of the module are the theories and concepts used in feminist thinking, gender and sexual diversity, and the positionality of knowledge production. 

Compulsory Prerequisites

• Basic Studies in Social Sciences, YKT-P01, 25 cr

The
book examination covers the following three books:

Launius,  Christie & Hassel, Holly (2018) Threshold Concepts in Women’s and  Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing. 2nd edition.  Routledge.

and

McCann, Hannah & Monaghan, Whitney (2019) Queer Theory Now. From foundations to futures. Red Globe Press.

and one of the following:

• Ahmed,  Sara (2004/ II edit. 2014) The Cultural Politics of Emotion. Edinburgh:  Edinburgh University Press. TAI Ahmed, Sara (2018) Tunteiden  kulttuuripolitiikka, 2018. Tampere: Niin & Näin.
• Connell, R. W. (1995/ II edit. 2005) Masculinities. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Irni,  Sari, Mianna Meskus & Venla Oikkonen (toim.) (2014) Muokattu elämä:  teknotiede, sukupuoli ja materiaalisuus. Tampere: Vastapaino.
• Kantola,  Johanna, Kevät Nousiainen ja Milja Saari (toim.) (2012) Tasa-arvo  toisin nähtynä: Oikeuden ja politiikan näkökulmia tasa-arvoon ja  yhdenvertaisuuteen. Helsinki: Gaudeamus.
• Keskinen,  Suvi, Jaana Vuori & Anu Hirsiaho (toim.) (2012) Monikulttuurisuuden  sukupuoli. Kansalaisuus ja erot hyvinvointiyhteiskunnassa. Tampere:  Tampere University Press.
• McRobbie, Angela (2016) Being Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries, Cambridge: Polity Press.
• Plummer, Ken (2003) Intimate Citizenship: Private Decisions and Public Dialogues. Seattle: University of Washington Press
• Skeggs, Beverley (1997) Formations of Class and Gender: Becoming Respectable. London: Sage.

General scale, 0-5

• YHTOPPIOAY Social Studies for Subject Teachers, Open University Studies