Feminist Theory, 7.5 credits

Course description

The course provides an overview of central themes and approaches in feminist theory. It offers an introduction to different ways of conceptualizing gender and power and to how such differences relate to various research traditions and meta-theoretical assumptions. Central concepts and themes addressed in the course are intersectionality, reproduction, the relationship between discourse and materiality, and feminist perspectives on epistemology.

Admission requirements

To gain access to the course and complete the examinations included in the course, the applicant must be admitted to a doctoral programme at Örebro University.

Selection between applicants who have been admitted to doctoral programmes at Örebro University and who otherwise meet the admission requirements as listed above is made according to the following order of precedence:

1. Applicants from genders studies at Örebro University.
2. Doctoral students in other subjects who are associated with the research environment Centre for Feminist Social Studies at Örebro University.
3. Doctoral students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Örebro University.
4. Doctoral students from other faculties at Örebro University.
5. Doctoral students from other universities.

Information

Study pace: Part-time studies
Course dates: Four meetings at campus
Language of instruction: English
Number of participants: 11

Apply on this link by 6 January 2025.