2019 Gender Studies B

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Iwakawa Arisa 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Intensive (W9-716)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S214
Credits
2
Academic year
2019
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2019/11/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course aims at enabling students to acquire a broad range of knowledge about Feminism and Queer studies. By the end of this course, students will develop a deeper understanding of important issues pertaining to gender and sexuality.

Student learning outcomes

They will examine social and historical problems of gender and sexuality independently.

Keywords

Feminism,Queer studiers

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Coursework will include writing comments on various topics everytime.

This is a five day intensive course, and dates and time periods are as follows:
February 18(Tue.)-22(Sat.)(period :5-6,7-8,9-10)
Classes will be held in Room 716, 7th floor, West Bldg. 9, Ookayama Campus.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction/queer studies(1)
Class 2 Queer studies(2) Understand the basic concepts of gender and sexuality.
Class 3 Queer studies(3) Understand the basic concepts of queer studies.
Class 4 Queer studies(4) Matthew Warchus"Pride"(2014)
Class 5 Queer studies(5) Understand the relationship between neoliberalism and queer politics.
Class 6 Queer studies(6) Understand recent keywords such as SOGI
Class 7 Transgender and Gender Identity Disorder Understand the difference of transgender and Gender Identity Disorder.
Class 8 Transgender and cisgender Understand the concepts of transgender and cisgender.
Class 9 Against Transphobia Kimberly Peirce"Boys Don't Cry"(1999).
Class 10 Feminism(1) Understand the history of feminism
Class 11 Feminism(2) Understand the variety of feminism
Class 12 Feminism(3) Éléonore Pourriat"I Am Not an Easy Man "(2018)
Class 13 Life and ethics(1) Understand the relationship between life and ethics.
Class 14 Life and ethics(2) Andrew Niccol "gataca" (1997).
Class 15 Trauma and gender Understand the relationship between trauma and gender.

Textbook(s)

None required.Materials or handouts will be provided in the lesson.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

河口和也『クイア・スタディーズ』岩波書店、2003。
ベル・フックス『フェミニズムはみんなのもの 情熱の政治学』堀田碧訳、新水社、2003。
竹村和子編『〝ポスト〟フェミニズム』作品社、2003。
高橋準『ジェンダー学への道案内 四訂版』北樹出版、2014〔2006〕。
森山至貴『LGBTを読みとくークィア・スタディーズ入門ー』ちくま新書、2017。
河口和也・風間孝編著『教養のためのセクシュアリティ・スタディーズ』法律文化社、2018。

Assessment criteria and methods

Final report (55%) ,writing comments everytime (45%)

Related courses

  • LAH.S439 : Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences46:Gender Studies

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students will not be allowed to take the course if they repeatedly make discriminatory remarks about race, ethnicity, gender or sexuality.

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