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Anthropology of Sexuality

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Course ID:	3002-KON2024K4
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Anthropology of Sexuality
Name in Polish:	Antropologia seksualności
Organizational unit:	Institute of Polish Culture
Course groups:	(in Polish) Konwersatoria fakultatywne IKP
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:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Blended learning
Short description:	The course is dedicated to presentation and analysis of chosen social and research fields related to sexuality and reproduction. Both issues are strongly ideologically engaged. Therefore they are subjects of culture wars and are frequently referred to by diverse political actors. During the course we will discus such topics as sexuality education and body positivity, sex work, sexual life of GSD people, changes in Polish sexology, sexual coaching. The course is based on the study of literature accompanied by workshops, during which the students will have occasion to meet invited social activists. Students are encouraged to contribute to course program.
Full description:	The course is dedicated to presentation and analysis of chosen social and research fields related to sexuality and reproduction. Both issues are strongly ideologically engaged. Therefore they are subjects of culture wars and are frequently referred to by diverse political actors. During the course we will discus such topics as sexuality education and body positivity, sex work, sexual life of GSD people, changes in Polish sexology, sexual coaching. The course is based on the study of literature accompanied by workshops, during which the students will have occasion to meet invited social activists. Students are encouraged to contribute to course program.
Bibliography:	– Antropologia seksualności. Teoria, etnografia, zastosowanie, red. A Kościańska, przeł. M. Petryk, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2012. – Beck U., Beck-Gernsheim E., Miłość na odległość. Modele życia w epoce globalnej, przeł. M. Sutowski, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2013. – Kościańska A., Płeć, przyjemność i przemoc. Kształtowanie wiedzy eksperckiej o seksualności w Polsce, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2014. – A. Kościańska, Zobaczyć łosia. Historia polskiej edukacji seksualnej od pierwszej lekcji do internetu, Wydawnictwo Czarne, Wołowiec 2017. – Eva Illouz, Dlaczego miłość rani. Studium socjologiczne, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej: Warszawa 2016. – Illouz E., Uczucia w dobie kapitalizmu, przeł. Z. Simbierowicz, Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 2010.
Learning outcomes:	Having finished the course, a student will: -have a basic working knowledge of the mutual dependence of culture and sexuality -be able to point out ideological foundations of various notions of sexuality and sex research and their influence on the shaping of the public discourse -be able to participate in public debates on the transformations of sexuality and the aspects of culture related to these phenomena.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment will be based on attendance and participation during classes (engagement in discussions, co-organizing workshops), completion of several assignments on the Google Classroom platform, and a group project. Some classes with guest speakers may take place online (via Zoom). The permissible number of absences is 2. Absence from 30% of the classes precludes their completion. Students are allowed to utilize artificial intelligence resources in their assessment projects provided they specify the method and extent of their utilization.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO KON TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Marta Zimniak-Hałajko
Group instructors:	Marta Zimniak-Hałajko
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Grading

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