The Politics of Gender Sex and Sexuality seeks to question our assumptions of what gender, sex and sexuality are, and how we perceive them. Through this module you will explore the different ways in which gender is political, addressing particular instances where gender, sex and sexuality illuminate power dynamics, the creation of the subject and other, and the co-constitution of the private and public self.
The politics of gender will be explored through topics where gender, sex and sexuality are most present in the world around us.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Have a deep understanding of the concept of gender and the various ways in which the concept has been employed in the study of international politics
Will be able to distinguish between gender as a category within the study of international relations and gender as an approach to the study of international relations.
Will be able to locate feminist international relations scholarship within a broader range of constructivist and critical approaches to international relations.
Will be able to critically interrogate a range of core concepts employed within the study of international relations and international politics, from the perspective on gender.
Will demonstrate in-depth knowledge on one discrete area of study on the syllabus.