Admission requirements
Students must be enrolled in a MA, ResMA, or PhD program.
Description
“Who’s afraid of the distance past?” Feminist historian Judith Bennett asks us to think about the importance of historicizing our modern understandings and lived experiences of gender and sexuality systems. When we examine the evolution of these ideas and practices, we begin to question the deeply entrenched assumptions and to imagine liberating possibilities. In this course, we will put into historical contexts concepts such as woman, family, friend, manliness, girlhood, labor, disability, sex, and so on. How did their meanings vary in different times and regions? How did the modern, Western ideas challenge or replace the “non-modern” ones? How might these histories inform radical imaginations about gender and sexuality in contemporary scholarship and politics?
Students are expected to contribute to the discussion by bringing their disciplinary expertise and area-studies perspective. A central component of this course is to think about the relationship between theory and practice—how does historical methodology help us theorize better and formulate better empirical research questions?
Course objectives
Understanding and practicing historical method
Cultivating ability to engage with critical theories
Developing ability to devise research methodology
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment and weighing
| Partial Assessment | Weighing |
|---|---|
| Participation | 10% |
| Weekly assignments | 40% |
| Final paper | 50% |
Resit
Inspection and feedback
Reading list
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office Herta Mohr