Course Description
This course intends to familiarize students with the
literature and discourses around gender. It is planned as an exercise in
reading literary texts so as to expand the understanding of gender beyond the
masculine and feminine. It is also an attempt to bring the students up to date
with the recent arguments relating to sexuality, body and performance of gender
roles. By the end of the course the students should be able to successfully
analyse and critique socio-cultural constructions of gender.
Course Outcome
Analyze
and critique literary and theoretical texts with the view to understanding the
role gender plays in our individual and collective lives.Delineate
the way patriarchal power structures function in the oppression of the sexes.Comprehend
discourses around feminism and masculinity studies.Understand
the various categories related to gender (heteronormative, queer, trans) and
the socio- cultural narratives around them.
7 Lessons
Updated: May 2024