Catching on gender: from sociology to socio-legal studies 3500-FAKANG-COG

K_W01 Knows and understands basic concepts of various
sub-domains of sociology (e.g. sociology of family, health, work,
religion, economy, education, etc)
K_W03 Is aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological
disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of
various positions
K_W05 Has in-depth knowledge about regional, domestic and
international institutions and the problem of European integration
K_W16 Has in-depth knowledge about major international and
domestic sociological research pertaining to selected areas of
social reality or sub-domains of sociology
K_W27 Has in-depth knowledge of the 19th, 20th and 21st ideas
and social processes which have shaped the face of the modern
world

K_U04 Can critically select information and materials for academic
work, using various sources in Polish and a foreign language as well
as modern technologies
K_U16 Knows how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the
individual and society
K_U17 Can relate an academic text to the problems of social life
and its empirical studies
K_U18 Can identify the kinds of research in which the scientific
texts read can be applicable
K_U19 Can prepare a presentation of a selected problem or study
in Polish and in a foreign language
K_K01 Can initiate, plan, organize and manage work of a task
team
K_K02 Can propose a solution to a problem that requires an
interdisciplinary research approach
K_K05 Can gather, find, synthesize and critically assess
information about social sciences
K_K07 Can justify the choice of sources
K_K10 Independently sets directions of personal development
and further learning
K_K14 Takes responsibility for planned and performed tasks

1. Participation grade (10%)
The intensive nature of the course requires students to actively
participate in discussions. The participation grade will be deducted
if students have not prepared for the seminar or were absent
unannounced.
2. In-class presentation (30% grade)
Every week one team of students prepares a presentation in which
that week’s theoretical stances are applied to practical examples.
Choose a case study to analyse and discuss it with the help of the
course literature of that week. Students in charge of the
presentations will ‘brief’ us on the relevant case, research question
or theme and provide input for the subsequent discussion. The
presentation should include visual material (powerpoint, short films,
or newspaper clippings etc) and end with a discussion question for
the class. Please note that the presentation should not be a
summary of the literature, but rather an application to a specific
example that elucidates that week’s theme.
3. Class Report (10%)
Each pair of students will write a short report for one session,
recapitulating the discussions, examples brought by students and
lecturers, and the main themes developed during the session.
These class notes will help capture the development of the course
and serve as a shared memory of the class.
4. Paper (50% grade)
The paper is the formal final exam of the course. It assesses to
what extent you meet the study objectives formulated at the
beginning of this course description. In your paper, you focus on a
topic clearly related to the course content. You select at least five
texts from the readings.

Ajele, Grace, and Julia McGill. “Intersectionality in Law and Legal
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2002.
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Directions in Women, Peace and Security. Bristol: Bristol University
Press, 2020.
Budgeon, Shelley. “Making Feminist Claims in the Post-Truth Era:
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Butler, Judith. “Introduction: Gender Ideology and the Fear of
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Butler, Judith. “Sexual Politics, Torture, and Secular Time.” The
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Coglianese, Cary. “Social Movements, Law, and Society: The
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Cummings, Scott L. “Law and Social Movements: Reimagining the
Progressive Canon.” SSRN Scholarly Paper 3177207, 2018.
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Curiel, Ochy, and Rosa Pión. “The Contributions of Afro-descendant
Women to Feminist Theory and Practice: Deuniversalizing the
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Fausto-Sterling, Anne. Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the
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Gamson, Joshua. “Must Identity Movements Self-Destruct? A
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Graff, Agnieszka. “Claiming the Shipyard, the Cowboy Hat, and the
Anchor for Women: Polish Feminism’s Dialogue and Struggle with
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Politics and Poetics of Social Movement and Media
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Haraway, Donna. “Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in
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Hill Collins, Patricia. “Defining Black Feminist Thought”. In Feminist
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Kováts, Eszter. “Only I Know My Gender: The Individualist Turn in
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Keśić, Josip, and Jan Willem Duyvendak. “The Nation Under
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Korolczuk, Elżbieta, and Agnieszka Graff. “Gender as ‘Ebola from
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