29677 - Intercultural and Gender Studies

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

The core course (taught in the first semester) is an introduction to women's and gender studies. We will look at how these studies have transformed traditional disciplines: from literary criticism to biology, history, law, film studies, economics, sociology, anthropology, translation studies, linguistics, advertising, and men's studies. Seminars will focus on selected, single disciplines (English literature, Popular culture, Film Studies, Anthropology, Translation). Seminars will be coordinated by: R. Baccolini (Literature), Sofia Cavalcanti (Postcolonial literature), Beatrice Spallaccia (Media), Ira Torresi (Film Studies), Elizabeth Whitaker (Anthropology). Each student must sign up for one seminar.

Readings/Bibliography

Baccolini, Raffaella, a cura di, Le prospettive di genere. Discipline, soglie e confini. Bologna: BUP, 2005.

+ selected readings for the single seminars and material available on the IOL platform

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussions

Assessment methods

Written exam (on the required readings) (50%).

A written assignment to be handed in one week before the exam (on material from the seminar) (50%).

Teaching tools

Material available on the e-learning site

Links to further information

https://iol.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Raffaella Baccolini