Gender, Diversity and Religious Heritage

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Gender, Diversity and Religious Heritage
Leerdoelen	After successful completion of this class, the students: Will have gained advanced research skills to analyze the ways in which heritage is produced Will be able to identify and describe how groups are marginalized in heritage narratives and policies. Will be able to critically assess concrete cases in order to advise on government policies and private initiatives concerning heritage. Will have gained insight in the strategies of marginalized groups to produce and safekeep their heritages and will be able to use this to advise such groups. Will be able to critically engage with the main theories and concepts concerning heritage and diversity, especially as focused on religious heritage. Will show their advanced research skills by papers and presentations.
Omschrijving	The city of Groningen is the proud owner of a neighborhood, in which all streets are named after famous Christian theologians from the past such as Saint Augustine, Calvin and Bonhoeffer. There is only one female theologian in evidence, the German Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003). Her Söllepad, a narrow lane for cyclists, appears to be an afterthought. This example puts us right in the middle of what this course is about: how heritage is produced and acknowledged and how marginalized groups such as non-males, those who do not comply to the heterosexual norm, and those who are not included in official narratives are left out. It addresses questions such as: do these groups have a heritage? Who decides what counts as heritage? How can marginalized groups make sure that their heritage survives and is taken into account? Moreover: how does heritage work for these groups? Especially religious heritage is often invoked to keep them in their places. How to counter this? The course has both a theoretical and a practical angle. Classical texts and key scholarship on diversity and gender will be studied as well as topical cases. The course will be focused on the situation in Western Europe and Asia.
Uren per week	variabel
Onderwijsvorm	seminar
Toetsvorm	paper/presentation (assignments, final paper, presentation)
Vaksoort
Coördinator	dr. M. van Dijk
Docent(en)	dr. M. van Dijk
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Will be announced.
Entreevoorwaarden	Completed BA in the Humanities or Social Sciences
Opmerkingen	Research master studenten kunnen deze cursus volgen maar zullen een andere cursuscode hebben: THRM-GDRH5. Om deze cursus als ResMa-student te volgen, zullen zij licht gewijzigde opdrachten uitvoeren. Dit zal worden uitgelegd in de cursusgids. In geval van noodsituaties of overmacht, zoals een maatschappelijke lockdown, moeten er mogelijk wijzigingen worden aangebracht in de lesroosters, toetsing en beoordeling. De docent zal je zo snel mogelijk informeren over deze wijzigingen, mocht een dergelijke situatie zich voordoen. Deze module zal niet worden aangeboden in 2022-2023.
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