Course
Intersectionality: Critical perspectives on Inequality and Power (GEN360)
The course serves as an introduction to the concept of intersectionality and how it has been used as a critical analytic to produce knowledge of the ways in which structural inequality and oppression continues to organize human life. Intersectionality suggests that inequality is never (only) shaped by single axis division, such as gender, but rather that inequality must be understood as the effect of multiple and overlapping axes of division grounded in histories of colonialism and exploitation. Intersectional frameworks emerge from and is indebted to black feminist theory, critical race studies, and in particular the activist labour of black women and women of color. Today intersectionality is both a widely used concept in scholarship, policy making, and activism, and a contested concept, for example, in public debates about feminism, anti-racism, and identity politics in the Nordic countries.
Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2019-2020. Merk at det kan komme endringer.
Semesters
Fakta
Emnekode
GEN360
Vekting (stp)
10
Semester undervisningsstart
Spring
Undervisningsspråk
English
Antall semestre
1
Vurderingssemester
Spring
Timeplan
Content
During the course we will acquire knowledge of how intersectionality emerges from black feminist theory and critical race studies anchored in a US context, but the course will also emphasize and bring forward intersectional knowledge production from Northern European contexts. The class will investigate how intersectional thinking from the onset sought to undo the whiteness of feminist knowledge production, and how intersectionality has travelled across (academic) geographies initiating new discussions of whether these processes have resulted in a depoliticization of the concept. The course is relevant for students who are interested in the theoretical and analytical potentialities of intersectionality in relation to themes such as feminist knowledge production, racism, activism, the legacy of colonialism, reproductive justice, and identity politics.
Learning outcome
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- Students should acquire knowledge about intersectionality as a theoretical and analytical framework.
- Students should acquire knowledge of how multiple axes of social division such as gender, race, sexuality, age, class, intersect and how these may be articulated and discussed in complex ways.
- Students should acquire knowledge of contemporary debates around intersectionality and how the concept is used to promote to social change.
Skills:
- Students should be able to analyse and critically discuss intersectionality as a theoretical framework.
- Students should be able to analyse inequality as the effect of multiple axes of social divison through an intersectional lens.
- Students should be able to discuss the politics of intersectionality and assess its potentiality for initiating social change.
Competences:
- After completing the course, students are expected to be familiar with core texts on intersectionality.
- After completing the course, students are expected to have acquired theoretical knowledge about intersectionality and use intersectionality as an analytical perspective.
- After completing the course, students are expected to be able to apply intersectional perspectives in educational and vocational settings as well as their everyday lives.
Forkunnskapskrav
Ingen
Anbefalte forkunnskaper
60 ECTS
Exam
Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering
This course requires active participation, and students will be asked to hand in 3 short texts (á 500 words each) during the semester. These texts comprise the compulsory mid-term evaluation, which will receive a pass/fail assessment. Comments to the papers will be given in a plenary session. Students will have to pass this 3-part compulsory assignment in order to qualify for the final exam.
Fagperson(er)
Course coordinator:
Lene MyongMethod of work
The course consists of weekly sessions. These sessions will include lectures, seminars, group work and individual work - adapted to different modes of study. All students are expected to read the syllabus and participate in group discussions and thereby develop analytic reflections in a productive environment with fellow students. This will be done on and off campus and the course coordinator will facilitate a digital learning platform (Canvas). The working language for this course is English.
Overlapping
| Emne | Reduksjon (SP) |
|---|---|
| Intersectionality: Critical perspectives on Inequality and Power (GEN360_1) , Intersectionality: critical perspectives on Inequality and Power (GEN560_1) | 10 |
Åpent for
Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Admission to Single Courses at Faculty of Arts and Education
Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 1 - 7, Master
Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 1 - 7, Master, Part-Time
Primary and Lower Secondary Teacher Education for Years 5 - 10, Master
Advanced teacher education for levels 8-13
Advanced teacher education for level 8-13 in science
Mathematics and Physics - Five Year Integrated Master's Degree Programme
Half Year Intermediate Program in English
Half Year Intermediate Program in History
Christianity/Religion - Half Year Intermediate Programme
Half Year Intermediate Program in Nordic Languages and Literature
Educational Theory and Practice
Educational Theory and Practice
Educational Theory and Practice in Performing and Creative Arts
Educational Theory and Practice in Performing and Creative Arts
Exchange programmes at UIS Business School
Exchange programmes at Faculty of Health Sciences
Exchange programme at Faculty of Social Sciences
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology
Exchange Students at Faculty of Arts and Education
Drama and Theatre Communication- One-year programme
English - One-year programme
Outdoor Education
Offshore Wind Energy - One-Year Study Program
History - One-year programme
Sports Science- One-year programme
Communication - One Year Study Programme
Religious Studies - One-year programme
Arts and Crafts - One-year programme
Learning and Psychology, a one-year course
Mathematics - One-Year Programme
Primary and Secondary School Music Education
Nordic Languages and Literature - One-year programme
Psychology - One-year programme
Science and Technology - one-year programme
Tourism in change - One - year Programme
Sociology - One-year programme
Political Science - One - year Programme
One year study programme - Music Performance
Emneevaluering
The course will be assessed every year in line with standard procedures for course evaluation at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Litteratur
Books:
Collins, Patricia Hill and Sirma Bilge (2016) Intersectionality. London and New York: Polity Press
The literature for this course consist of one main book and a collection of articles. Information about the article collection can be found on Canvas before the start of the course. Any changes to the curriculum will be announced on Canvas. The curriculum consists of approximately 700 pages.
The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1