Gender Analysis in Global Development - Core perspectives and Issues

On completion of this course the students should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student has in-depth knowledge of:

• Core concepts and ideas in gender analysis and feminist epistemologies, including critical non-Western perspectives
• Historical and current trends in gender and development as a policy field
• Intersectionality and the politics of location
• Recent perspectives on masculinity and patriarchy
• The politics of reproduction and sexuality
• Different perspectives on empowerment and gender justice
• Gender perspectives on livelihoods and labour
• Gender, culture and human rights

One of the following current issues in gender and development:

• Gender and migration
• Gender violence and conflict
• Gender and climate change

Skills:

The student has the ability to:

• Deal critically with various sources of information and apply them to structure and formulate independent scholarly arguments
• Critically apply key concepts of gender and feminist analysis to discuss empirical and theoretical problems

General competence:

By the end of the course the student has:

• The ability to coherently communicate ideas concerning gendered analysis of development processes both in written work and in oral presentations
• The ability to apply knowledge and skills in new areas to complete complex assignments