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| SYLLABUS |
| Gender, Technology & Science,
15 ECTS Credits |
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COURSE CATEGORY Single Subject Course
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY Science, Technology and Society - TSE
SUBJECT AREA
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COURSE CODE |
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743A10 |
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| AIM OF THE COURSE |
After completed the course the students should be able to:
- show understanding of feminist critiques of medicine and medical technologies,
-demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural aspects of medical science, and specifically write about gender and medical technologies. -discursive in the heteronormativity found in much western medical practice
- present material, debates and research using different academic formats. |
| CONTENTS |
This course will present a gendered perspective on medical technologies, in particular, reproductive technologies. It will look at discourses of medical technologies and understandings of sex and gender in medicine. Discourses of sexuality, heteronormativity and intersexuality will also be analysed and critiqued. Topics covered include: Gender/sex, Medical science’s understandings of sex and gender, Reproductive technologies, Contraceptives, Cyborg babies, Discourses on and practices regarding sexuality and reproduction, heteronormativity, intersexuality, Viagra, gender and sexuality.
The course will meet once a week for a two hour seminar, at which students are expected to activity participate in a discussion of the literature. Student’s will be assigned specific articles that they will be expected to present during the seminars, but they are expected to have read and be discursive with all articles for each seminar. |
| TEACHING |
| The main formats of course instruction are lectures, seminars and workshops. The latter two formats stress group discussion and rely on student initiative, making them responsive to the articulation of students’ interests. The approach to instruction is to some extent subject based, but a strong emphasis during discussions can be placed on relevance to students’ chosen research interests. Group discussion and students’ initiatives play central roles. Thus, students are expected to assume some part of the responsibility for defining the agenda of discussion within courses and for organising and carrying out seminars and workshops. Language of instruction: English |
| EXAMINATION |
Examination will be based on a combination of student participation and essay assignments. Examined essays will be a literature review and a research proposal for the thesis.
Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades. |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS |
In-depth study of at least 90 ECTS credits (3 semesters of full-time study) in the major subject is required, including a paper corresponding to approximately 10 weeks of study (15 ECTS credits).
Documented knowledge of English equivalent to "Engelska B"; i.e. English as native language or an internationally recognized test, e.g. TOEFL (minimum scores: Paperbased 550 + TWE-score 4.0, computorbased 213 and internetbased 79), IELTS, academic (minimum score: Overall band 6.0 and no band under 5.0), or equivalent. |
| GRADING |
| The course is graded according to the ECTS grading scale A-F |
| CERTIFICATE |
| Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division. |
| COURSE LITERATURE |
| The course literature is decided upon by the department
in question. |
| OTHER INFORMATION |
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.
The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed. |
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Gender, Technology & Science
Gender, Technology & Science |
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Department responsible
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the course or
equivalent:
TEMA - The Tema Institute |
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| Registrar No: LiU-2008/00111 |
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Course Code: 743A10 |
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Exam codes: see Local Computer System |
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| Subject/Subject Area : Science, Technology and Society - TSE |
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Education level |
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Field of Education |
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Advanced level |
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TSE |
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SA |
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The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2008-04-16
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