TÜRKÇE
Undergraduate
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
International Relations
Anlık RSS Bilgilendirmesi İçin Tıklayınız.Düzenli bilgilendirme E-Postaları almak için listemize kaydolabilirsiniz.

International Relations Main Page / Program Curriculum / Gender in Society

Gender in Society

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
IRD9027 Gender in Society 3/0/0 DE English 4
Course Goals
Gender is a complex, broad, and also a trending phenomenon that is discussed in a very wide spectrum. However, gender has different applications in social, political, economic, and international spheres while considering they all have a gendered dynamic. We examine how sex and gender are socially constructed, paying particular attention to intersections with other social categories, such as race/ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nationality. This course brings variety of fields to deconstruct their gendered features and disambiguate differences between sex and gender. By enriching the courses with empirical cases, it also has a theoretical endeavor to develop feminist critiques in the abovementioned fields. Developing an understanding for essential terms “sex”, “gender”, “intersectionality”, “anti-feminism” and “anti-gender” from a comparative perspective with the cases around the world. 
Prerequisite(s) Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s) Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s) The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s) Assist. Prof. Dr. Nur Sinem Kourou
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Tuesdays 09:00-11:50 BK A-502
Office Hour(s) Tuesdays 13:00-14:00 BK B-604
Teaching Methods and Techniques -Lecturing, presentations and discussion
Principle Sources Week 2:

Judith Butler.  Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity,  ch.1 Routledge, 1999 section 1 and 2.


 

Joan W. Scott, "Gender: Still a useful category of analysis?" Diogenes 57.1, 2010, 7-14.

 

Sarah Damaske. 2011. For the Family? How Class and Gender Shape Women’s Work. Oxford University Press. Pages 3-22.

 

Week 4: 

Elizabeth Gross. 1986 “Conclusion: What is Feminist Theory?”. in Feminist Challanges, ed by Carole Pateman and Elizabeth Gross. Northeastern University Press. 

 

Mary Hawkesworth and Lisa Disch, (eds.). 2016. “Introduction Feminist Theory: Transforming the Known World” in The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory. ed by Lisa Disch and Mary Hawkesworth Oxford University Press. 

 

https://www.iemed.org/publication/what-is-ecofeminism/

 

Week 5:

 

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/20/16955588/feminism-waves-explained-first-second-third-fourth

https://www.history.com/news/feminism-four-waves

Zuhal Yeşilyurt Gündüz. 2004. “The Women’s Movement in Turkey: From Tanzimat towards European Union Membership”. Perceptions. 

 

Week 6:

 

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, 1994. "Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity, Politics, &Violence Against Women of Color”  in The public nature of private violence, 93-118.

Vrushali Patil, 2013. “From Patriarchy to Intersectionality”, Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society  38 -4.

 

Week 7:

 

Jane Mansbridge, 1998. “Feminism and Democracy” in Anne Phillips ed. Feminism and Politics, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 142-158.

 

Iris Marion Young, 1998.  “Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship” in Anne Phillips ed. Feminism and Politics, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 401-429.

Karen Celis and Sarah Childs. 2020. “The Promises of Feminist Democratic Representation” in Feminist Democratic Representation, Oxford University Press, 153-175.

 

Week 10:

 

Zehra Arat. 1994. “Kemalism and Turkish Women.” Women & Politics 14 (4): 57–80. https://doi.org/10.1300/J014v14n04_05. 

 

Yeşim Arat. 2019. “Women’s Call for Democracy” in Turkey between Democracy and Authoritarianism, Cambridge University Press, 228-261. 

 

Week 11:

The Care Collective; Jamie Hakim; Jo Littler; Catherine Rottenberg; Lynne Segal. Introduction and Chapter 1. Verso Book. 

 


Sharon Hays. 2004. Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform. Oxford University Press. Pages 3-31.

 

Week 12:

 

Carolyn M. Byerly, Karen Ross, 2008. “Introduction” in Women and Media: A Critical Introduction. Blackwell Publishing.


 

Week 13:

Roman Kuhar and David Paternotte (Eds.). (2017).  “Introduction and Conclusion. Anti-gender campaigns in Europe. Mobilizations against equality. London: Rowman & Littlefield. 
Other Sources -
 
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction Lecturing
2. Week What is sex/gender? Lecturing
3. Week Feminist Theory and Implication Lecturing and discussion
4. Week Feminist Movement (s) Lecturing and discussion
5. Week Intersectionality Lecturing and discussion
6. Week Gender and Politics Lecturing and discussion
7. Week Gender and Politics in Turkey Lecturing and discussion
8. Week midterm midterm
9. Week midterm midterm
10. Week Gender, Economy and Care Policy Lecturing and discussion
11. Week Gender and Media: Discourse Analysis Lecturing and discussion
12. Week Anti-Gender Movements Lecturing, discussion and presentations
13. Week Feminism in Turkey Lecturing, discussion and presentations
14. Week Revision discussion
15. Week Final Exam Final Exam
16. Week Final Exam Final Exam
17. Week Final Exam Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 30
Attendance 1 20
Final Exam 1 50


Program Outcomes
PO-1To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1To learn the concepts of sex and gender and how to distinguish them
LO-2To get aware of difficult positions individuals are put into by the gender roles imposed by the society
LO-3To be able to recognize the gender images in any text or video
LO-4To get introduced to discussions on gender, women’s rights and feminism in different countries.
LO-5To be able to question the situation in politics, economy or media through gender discussions.
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
 PO 1PO 2PO 3PO 4PO 5PO 6PO 7PO 8PO 9PO 10