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| Code | SBUS311 |
| Name | Gender and Politics |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN |
Course Goal
The course aims to increase knowledge of the complex relationships between gender and politics through study of the concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centred or a feminist perspective. The course also aims to encourage comparative work on women and politics which contextualizes the diversity of circumstances of women.
Course Content
This course explores the key aspects of political activism of women in a way that reflects a broader notion of the political. It points to the diversity of sites and practices of political activism of women. It also pays particular attention to feminist debates on citizenship, representation, nationalism, and the role of the state in constructing, maintaining and altering gendered relations of power.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Resources
bell hooks, Feminizm Herkes İçindir, İstanbuıl: BGST yay
Notes
Serpil Sancar. 2014. Türk Modernleşmesinin Cinsiyeti. İletişim Yay.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Identify concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centered or a feminist perspective. |
| LO02 | Develop the ability to critically engage with the malestream concepts, theories and methods developed and employed in the study of politics and international relations. |
| LO03 | Identify and analyze the complex relationship between gender and politics. |
| LO04 | Identify the diversity of political activism of women in different regions of the world. |
| LO05 | Identify and analyze involvement of women in nationalist, religious and other social movements in the world. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Makes analysis based on basic conceptual information about economy and finance. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Collects and interprets data from different sources using contemporary communication tools, methods and processes. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Having basic computer knowledge and skills, she uses this knowledge in the professional field | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | explain the duties and authorities of Public Financial Institutions. | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Works effectively individually and/or in a team. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Synthesizes and effectively presents the information obtained from different sources within the framework of academic rules in the field of research. | 4 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Being aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, she follows the current developments in her field. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Synthesizes the information obtained from different sources within the framework of academic rules. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Turkish and at least one foreign language is used in accordance with the needs of academic life and business life | 4 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | explain the job descriptions of professional people. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Have social, scientific and ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Apart from the traditional approach, it develops new working methods when it deems necessary. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Expresses herself orally and in writing | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Anne Phillips, Introduction in Anne Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.1-20. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Gender and Feminism(s) | Jill Vickers, Reinventing Political Science, A Feminist Approach, chp,2 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Gender and Politics | Virginia Sapiro, Feminist Studies and Political Science-and Vice Versa in Anne Phillips (ed.), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.67-89. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Feminism and Patriarchal State | Rosemary Pringle and Sophie Watson, Womens Interests and the Post-Structuralist State in Michele Barrett and Anne Phillips (eds), Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates, Stanford University Press, 1992, pp.53-73. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Women and Nationalism | Jan Jindy Pettman, Women, Gender and Nationalism in Worlding Women: A Feminist International Politics, New York: Routledge, 1996, pp.45-63. Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Women and Political Representation | Anne Phillips, Democracy and Representation: Or, Why Should it Matter Who our Representatives Are in Phillips (ed.) Feminism and Politics, pp. 224-240. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Women and Democracy | G. Waylen, Democratization in Gender in Third World Politics, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1996, pp. 115-134. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Jane Parpart, Shirin Rai and Kathleen Staudt, Rethinking em(power)ment, gender and development in Parpart, Rai and Staudt (eds.), Rethinking Empowerment: Gender and Development in a Global/Local World, London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp.3-21. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 9 | Women's Movements | K. Beckwith, Beyond Compare Womens Movements in Comparative Perspective, European Journal of Political Research, pp.431-468. M. Bodur and S. Franceschet, Movements, States and Empowerment in Rethinking Empowerment, pp.112-132. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Women in Religious and Nationalist Movements | Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Presentations-1 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 12 | Presentations-2 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 13 | Presentations-3 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 14 | Presentations-4 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 15 | Presentations-5 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||