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TR4503: GENDER, SEX AND VIOLENCE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:32


Course Overview

This course will look at the ways gender and sex matter in the context of global conflict and international crises. This might include terrorism or the global financial crises. Or it might include stories of rape in conflict zones or the kidnapping of school girls. The names and faces of the actors change over time and the content of the crises change. The questions asked on this course include, ‘where are the women’, what work is masculinity doing?’ and does anyone care about gender?

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Marysia Zalewski

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will look at the ways gender and sex matter in the context of global conflict and international crises. This might include terrorism or the global financial crises. Or it might include stories of rape in conflict zones or the kidnapping of school girls. The names and faces of the actors change over time and the content of the crises change. The questions asked on this course include, ‘where are the women’, what work is masculinity doing?’ and does anyone care about gender?

Further Information & Notes

This course is open to Master of Arts senior honours students.  This course will be available in the second half-session of 2013/14.

This course will not be available in 2014/15.

Pre-requisites: 135 credits in Social Science courses

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment: Critical review (10%) (1,500 words); essay (40%) (4,000 words); project (50%) (6,000 words).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

Written feedback will be provided for continuous assessment work, where appropriate. This will normally be provided within three weeks of the submission date. Oral feedback on class presentations will also be provided where appropriate.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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