Gender and Societies

Teacher(s)

Rizzi Ester Lucia;

Language

French

Main themes

The main theme of the course is to show the links between gender issues and other types of inequality, an approach which draws on elements from a range of disciplines in the Social Sciences. The perspective taken is at once comparative and historical.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The objective of this course is to enable students to acquire a basic knowledge of the issues surrounding gender and the social relations between men and women, and to situate these gender issues within the wider framework of issues in contemporary society.

Content

The course illustrates gender inequalities in various fields and life stages. Drawing from a variety of disciplines, the course will also address the main explanatory theories of gender inequalities and their persistence, as well as possible strategies for achieving equality. Comparisons between different geographical areas will be constantly applied, as well as analysis by gender identity and through the prism of intersectionality.

Teaching methods

By the end of the course, you will be able to critically analyse gender issues from a variety of epistemological approaches.
The lecture will be interactive.

Evaluation methods

The evaluation will be by multiple choice questionnaire

Other information

COVID-19 :
In yellow or orange code, the teaching will switch to a comodal format (half of the cohort in the classroom, the other half in distance learning, alternately from one week to the next).
Regardless of the teaching mode, the evaluation mode remains the same.

Bibliography

Bibliographie mise à disposition à chaque séance en fonction du thème abordé.
Bibliography available at each session depending on the theme.

Faculty or entity

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