B0508 - ESERCITAZIONI DI STUDI INTERCULTURALI E DI GENERE II

Learning outcomes

Students acquire the basic elements (methodology and contents) of gender and intercultural socio-literary studies; they can apply the acquired knowledge in the field of intercultural communication; they are able to evaluate and apply in that field deontologically correct behaviors; and can independently elaborate further knowledge.

Course contents

This cycle of seminars will focus on digital citizenship, sexual and gender identities from an intersectional perspective. More specifically, the following topics will be addressed: multiple discrimination and intersectionality, LGBTQ+ movements and identities, queer studies, feminisms 2.0, gendered hate speech online, 'inclusion' and digital citizenship, strategies to resist discrimination on the web.

Readings/Bibliography

Below is the list of the mandatory references (see Virtuale platform). Any additional elective references will be provided during the lectures.

Bernini, Lorenzo (2017) “Esercizi di critica queer: come ‘funziona’ la sessualità?” In Le teorie queer. Milan: Mimesis. pp. 55-109.

Crenshaw, Kimberlé W. (1989) “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics”, University of Chicago Legal Forum 1(8): pp. 139-167.

Garbagnoli, Sara (2014) “‘L’ideologia del genere’: l’irresistibile ascesa di un’invenzione retorica vaticana contro la denaturalizzazione dell’ordine sessuale”, AG About Gender (3)6: pp. 250-263.

Jane, Emma (2017) “Feminist Flight and Fight Responses to Gendered Cyberhate”. In Marie Segrave e Laura Vitis (a cura di) Gender, Technology and Violence. London: Routledge. pp. 45-61.

Mantilla, Karla (2013) “Gendertrolling: Misogyny Adapts to New Media”, Feminist Studies 39(2): pp. 563-570.

sm Kee, Jac (2017) “Imagine a Feminist Internet”, Development, 60(1-2): pp. 83-89.

Spallaccia, Beatrice (2020a) “Dai women’s studies alle teorie queer: una panoramica sugli studi di genere” mediAzioni – numero speciale “Metodi e ambiti nella ricerca sulla traduzione, l’interpretazione e l’interculturalità”

Spallaccia, Beatrice (2020b) “Misogyny on a Man’s World Wide Web”. In Beatrice Spallaccia It’s a Man’s World (Wide Web). A Critical Analysis of Online Misogyny and Hate Speech. Bologna: BUP: pp. 15-41.

Verza, Annalisa (2019) “Vulnerabilità e forme ‘altre’ di radicalizzazione: l’echo chamber delle comunità online di odio misogino e antifemminista”, notizie di POLITEIA XXXV, 136: pp. 57-69.

Teaching methods

Classes have a seminar structure, that is, they involve the active participation of students.

Assessment methods

Written paper (min. 2000 and max. 3500 words, not including bibliography) in Italian or English on a chosen topic among those provided by the professor. The evaluation of the paper will merge into the overall grade for the course Intercultural and Gender Studies (Prof. Raffaella Baccolini).

Learning assessment scale:

30-30L (excellent): Excellent, in-depth knowledge of the course content, excellent ability to apply theoretical concepts, excellent exposition, as well as excellent capacity for critical analysis in an intersectional perspective.

27-29 (above average): Accurate and extensive knowledge of content, good ability to apply theoretical concepts, ability for critical analysis, accurate and correct exposition.

24-26 (generally sound): Appropriate content knowledge, fair ability to apply theoretical concepts and to present content.

21-23 (sufficient): Appropriate but not extensive knowledge of content, partial ability to apply theoretical concepts, presentation of content acceptable.

18-20 (minimum): Sufficient but superficial knowledge of content, simple exposition, uncertainties in the application of theoretical concepts.

insuff. / failed: Fragmented and superficial knowledge of content, errors in applying concepts, poor exposition. The exam must be repeated.

Teaching tools

Slides, videos, bibliography and other material, all made available on the platform Virtuale in the dedicated section.

Office hours

See the website of Beatrice Spallaccia