Gender, Art and Activism

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Cursusdoel

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A) will be acquainted with the cutting-edge scholarship in the fields of transgender studies, political activism, queer theory, and critical race theory;
B) will have built a canon of exemplary artistic works in the field of art and activism;
C) will have been trained to analyze the aesthetical in terms of both the iconic/artistic and the political;
D) will be able to present the acquired knowledge in an academically sufficient manner in both written and oral form.

Vakinhoudelijk

Open to students enrolled in the RMA Gender Sudies and GEMMA; students from the RMA programmes Musicology, CLS and MAPS should check with the course coordinator by email before enrolling November 28th at the latest. Only this way participation can be granted.

In this course, we will address the capacity of art to perform and work through destabilizing encounters and to produce differentiated theories of change. Queer, trans, feminist, and critical race theory will be put into conversation with cultural and political activism in such a way that academia, culture, and politics may benefit from the knowledge produced in this course.
The specific focus of this year’s tutorial will be trans cultural production and the politics of visibility. In exploring understandings and experiences of trans and gender-diverse subjectivities, we will discuss how gender is controlled and policed by structural institutions, but also how art and activism speak back to these confining structures. While focusing on lived realities, we will keep in mind the intersectional nature of identity and will pay attention to how race, class, ethnicity, citizenship, language, and ability structure and inform conceptualizations of gender, art, and activism. We will also assess the ways in which varied media are differently able to negotiate the relationship between art, culture, representation, visibility, and gender.
Because this is a tutorial, emphasis is placed on independent study and collaborative engagement, including co-facilitation and co-writing. The tutorial is built on intensive discussion both inside and outside the course meeting times. Due to the collaborative nature of this course, 100% attendance and participation are required at each class meeting.


Aanvullende informatie

Career orientation
The course trains students to combine theory and activism. Queer, trans, feminist, and critical race theory will be put into conversation with cultural and political activism in such a way that academia, culture, and politics may benefit from the knowledge produced in this course.

Werkvormen

Seminar
Toelichting

Students will meet in a group with the instructor. The course is built on intensive discussion shared by students and instructor.

Voorbereiding

Students are expected to prepare readings in advance of every meeting. Emphasis is placed on independent study.

Toetsing

Opdracht

Verplicht | Weging 30% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 1,5

Paper

Verplicht | Weging 70% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 3,5

To be announced in the course syllabus.

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet inschreven staan voor een van de volgende opleidingen:

  • GEMMA: Master degree in Women's and Gender studies
  • Gender Studies (Research)

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over ingangseisen bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
LITERATUUR To be announced.

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Coördinator

dr. E. Hayward e.hayward@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. E. Hayward e.hayward@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Deze cursus is open voor bijvakkers. Controleer wel of er aanvullende ingangseisen gelden.

Inschrijving
Van maandag 31 oktober 2022 tot en met vrijdag 25 november 2022

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