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This course will introduce you to the gendered dimensions of conflict and post-conflict societies. This will include the semantic and symbolic roles of gender during wars and occupations, how gender shapes experiences and narratives of conflict, and the discourse around gendered approaches to peacebuilding and humanitarian aid. Upon completing the course, you will have developed an inclusive sociological understanding of how conflict unfolds and the challenges that shape post-conflict recovery.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.
When we talk about conflict, less consideration is given to the individual experiences of combatants, civilians, and peacebuilders. In this course, we will unpack historical and contemporary conflicts to build a sociological understanding of how gender and marginalisation shapes experiences of, and conversations about, conflicts, occupations, revolutions, and their aftermath. During the course, we will draw on the works of Cynthia Enloe, Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Nadje Al-Ali, and Gloria Chuku, among others, to chart the influence of, and impact on, marginalised communities. In addition to scholarly sources, you will connect with poetry, short stories, films, and music that will build a nuanced insight into the experiences of artists and activists in the regions studied. By the end of the course, you will develop a critical and creative understanding of gender, conflict, and post-war recovery that will be practiced through critical writing pieces and an end-of-term mini recovery and peace-building assessment.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Factual | Remember | In this course students will come to understanding the complex dynamics of transition from conflict to peace (and vice-versa) in a variety of cases. |
| Reflection | Create | In this course students will learn to articulate and communicate their own understandings of complex conflict to peace transitions (and vice-versa). |
| Conceptual | Understand | In this course students will learn to analyse and assess the interconnections between complex dynamics within and between cases. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | In this course students will come to understand their own role in the complex dynamics that generate conflict and peace domestically and internationally. |
| Reflection | Create | In this course students will learn to actively discuss the interaction of social, political, economic and cultural dynamics in a variety of complex social environments. |
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