Gender and Politics
Political and Social Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender and Politics | SSM527 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Tuba KANCI DOĞAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Examine gender and its interaction with power relations, political, social and economic processes.
2) Critically analyze the main concepts, theories of politics and political science through the lens of gender.
3) Examine the intersection and interaction between social and economic structural hierarchies and gender.
4) Explore the political and social history of women and women’s movements at the global, regional and national level.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
It will focus critically on some of the main theories and categories of political science through the lens of gender. In this second part of the course, we will delve on how the public sphere, democracies, citizenship, nations and nationalisms, states, and labor are gendered. We will explore how constructions of femininity and masculinity shape and are shaped by the interacting political, social, economic and ideological processes. Gendered roots and outcomes of violence and war will be analyzed. Third part of the course will focus on the political and social history of women in the “Third-World” and Turkey, as well as on women’s movements.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
60% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required