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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS KDN 5047 THE SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to open the discussion of the notion that gender has "history" as a phenomenon that is not shaped by the opposition of nature and culture but simultaneously and dialectically by means of culture and nature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain that male and female differences cannot be handled only in essentialist way. 2   To analyze that "sex" has a dynamic and variable identity in human history. 3   To analyze how gender reflects the spirit of time metaphorically. 4   To discuss that "sex" and "gender" are not invariant and static phenomenons. 5   To evaluate that "gender" representation is a "narrative".

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Mythic and Religious Gender Anthropologies 2 The Problem of Primarity and Secundarity 3 Origin: Androgyny 4 Gender Anthropology of Enlightenment and Romanticism 5 Gender, Utopia, Dystopia 6 Fin de siecle: Battle of the Sexes 7 Midterm Exam 8 Culture and Gender 9 Matriarchy and Patriarchy 10 Gender Ideologies 11 Gender and Ethology 12 Distinction of Gender Boundaries 13 Identity (Principium Individuationis) and Gender 14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Camille Paglia, Carel van Schaik.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory. 2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action. 3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory. 4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr Tel.: 02323019494

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 LO.1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 LO.2 1 2 2 3 3 5 2 3 LO.3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 3 LO.4 3 5 3 2 4 2 5 5 LO.5 5 1 3 5 4 1 5 4