Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality 3102-LAPIS
During the seminar we will discuss a development of studies on gender and sexuality within social and cultural anthropology. We will focus on: various meanings of the terms sex and gender; dichotomies such as culture/nature, public/private and an anthropological critique of those binary oppositions; mechanisms that take part in social construction of gender and sexuality, such as education and religion; construction of masculinity and femininity in postcolonial and postsocialist world.
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, students:
- have knowledge of the notions "sexuality" and "gender" and their usage in modern social sciences;
- can use these notions in their own fieldwork;
- can bring together theoretical knowledge with social activism in favour of social and sexual minorities
Bibliography
Basic readings:
M. Kempny, E. Nowicka (eds.), Badanie kultury. Elementy teorii antropologicznej. Kontynuacje, Warszawa, 2004.
R. Hryciuk, A. Kościańska (eds.), Gender. Perspektywa antropologiczna, vol. 1 i 2, Warszawa.
K. Leszczyńska, A. Kościańska (eds.), Kobiety i religie, Kraków, 2006.
T. Hołówka (ed.), Nikt nie rodzi się kobietą, Warszawa, 1982.
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