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Race,class, gender, and....Intersectionality in theory and practice

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Course ID:	1600-SZD-RKG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Race,class, gender, and....Intersectionality in theory and practice
Name in Polish:	Rasa,klasa,gender i...Intersekcjonalność w teorii i praktyce
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Sociology
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ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	SPECIALISATION CLASSES 15 h seminar Readings & discussion, examples of intersectional analysis. Classroom discussion; possibly students’ presentations.
Full description:	Since its emergence in 1980s, the concept of intersectionality has made its way from activist discourses to the mainstream of academic debates in many disciplines, including social sciences, humanities, jurisprudence, and medicine. During the course, we shall discuss the intellectual origins, current applications across disciplines, as well as critiques of and alternatives to the intersectional approach to the study of social diversity. The precise content of the course will be defined together with the participants, so that it can reflect their particular research needs and areas of academic interest. Topics which might be covered include: origins of intersectionality in Black feminist thought, applications in sociology, psychology, economics, legal studies etc., intersectionality and transhumanism, gendered nationalism, intersectional masculinities etc. etc.
Bibliography:	P.H. Collins, Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment; K. Crenshaw, "Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color", Stanford Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 6; M.L. Andersen & P.H. Collins (eds), Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology; A.M. Hancock, Intersectionality: An Intellectual History; R. Eddo-Lodge, Why I'm No Longer Taking to White People about Race; N. Fraser, "From Redistribution to Recognition? Dilemmas of Justice in a 'post-Socialist' Age", NLR I/212; D. Haraway, "Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective", Feminist Studies Vol. 14, No. 3.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences; One absence permitted. Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session); Presence and active participation. Methods for the verification of learning outcomes; Individual oral debriefing on the course. Evaluation criteria Classroom activity.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO KON TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 15 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Adam Ostolski
Group instructors:	Adam Ostolski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Pass/fail Seminar - Pass/fail

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