Religion, Gender and Sexuality

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Religion, Gender and Sexuality
Leerdoelen	Students will be able to: Articulate how gender and sexuality vary cross-culturally and how this has informed theorizing these terms Identify the ways in which religion is implicated in the formation of gender, sexuality and subjectivity Contribute scholarly insights to public debates on the role of religion in relation to gender, sexuality and embodiment
Omschrijving	Many conflicts in which religion is involved focus on gender and sexuality. Religious traditions often work on the body, through gendered practices of dressing, gesture, posture, ritual and more materially, such as cutting (e.g. male and female circumcision), scarring, and tattooing. So how can we conceptualize the relationship between religion, gender and sexuality both on the level of politicized societal debates and the level of individual subjectivities? This course will focus on learning to recognize and conceptualize the links between religion, gender and sexuality. We will first discuss some of the classic authors on these topics. The second part of the course is focused on discussing ethnographic research detailing how sexuality and gender are shaped culturally and religiously. Students will be asked to go deeply into one ethnographic context and communicate their insights to their fellow students and via an essay. This course will make use of literature from anthropology, gender studies, critical theory and philosophy. In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.
Uren per week	3
Onderwijsvorm	presentatie(s), seminar
Toetsvorm	assignments
Vaksoort	master
Docent(en)	J.O. Wiering
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Literature will be announced later.
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Research master students, have a different course code: THRM-RGS5. For these students an extra assignment in the form of a mini-proposal is required. “In the event of emergency situations and force majeur, such as societal lockdown, changes may need to be made to class schedules and assessment. Your lecturer will inform you of these changes as soon as possible, should such a situation arise.”
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Exchange programme: mastermodules 1 semester I a keuzegroep Ma Programme Religion and Pluralism, Ancient and Modern  (Modern) 1 semester I a keuzegroep Ma Programme Religion, Conflict and Globalisation 1 semester I a keuzegroep Ma Programme Religion, Health and Wellbeing - Ethics and diversity 1 semester I a verplicht Ma Programme Theology and Religious Studies (Research) 1 semester I a keuzegroep Ma Programme Theology and Religious Studies (Research) 2 semester I a keuzegroep