ASOB16032U Gender, ethnicity and post-colonialism
Compulsory course on the 2nd semester BSc in sociology
Please note:
This course is not open to credit- and Exchange students
The purpose of this course is to delve in greater depth into concepts such as gender, ethnicity/race, belonging, citizenship and others. We examine how classical and newer theories engage with these topics, and help us to understand the experiences of groups who are Othered, or may become discriminated against and marginalised through various processes. We begin to explore how globalisation, as well as more specifically migration shape stratification and differentiation structures.
The course integrates theoretical readings with ones that also draw on empirical materials to extend theory.
Knowledge
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
- Identify a number of theorists, schools of thought and concepts that tackle questions of gender, ethnicity, colonialism and marginalisation.
- Consider which of these to apply to a particular societal problem – and what the implications are of this on how to empirically study it.
- Be able to build bridges between theory that specifically seeks to tackle these questions, and broader sociological theory, which is often also concerned with similar questions.
Skills
More specifically, the student will be able to:
- Both skim and read in-depth different types of sociological texts, identifying the central arguments (both in theoretical and more empirically descriptive texts).
- Evaluate how different theories make sense of similar issues, and how their genesis and current application shape the contributions they make to scholarship.
- Be able to search for relevant other materials to supplement their examination of an issue related to the course focus.
Competencies
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Select and discuss how different theories and concepts understand issues around gender, ethnicity and marginalisation.
- Suggest ways issues are connected and why in some scholarship particular elements are fore-fronted.
- Elaborate how different theoretical approaches inform the empirical study on the issue.
Still to be completed.
Will be announced in Absalon.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 144
- Exam Preparation
- 20
- Total
- 206
Students will actively comment on other students’ presentations and inputs, as well as nominating two student representatives to work with the course leader to ensure all students can feedback on how well the course is being facilitated to meet their learning needs.
Registration deadline for courses is:
June 1st for Autumn semester
December 1st for Spring semester.
When registered you will be signed up for exam.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, -
- Type of assessment details
- Individual/group (max 4 students).
A written take-home essay is defined as an assignment that addresses one or more questions. The exam is based on the course syllabus, i.e. the literature set by the teacher. The written take-home essay must be no longer than 10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per additional student.
Further details for this exam form can be found in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at KUnet. - Exam registration requirements
You need to be signed up for the course to attend the exam
- Aid
- All aids allowed
Policy on the Use of Generative AI Software and Large Language Models in Exams
The Department of Sociology prohibits the use of generative AI software and large language models (AI/LLMs), such as ChatGPT, for generating novel and creative content in written exams. However, students may use AI/LLMs to enhance the presentation of their own original work, such as text editing, argument validation, or improving statistical programming code. Students must disclose if and how AI/LLMs have been used in an appendix, which will not count toward the page limit of the exam. This policy is in place to ensure that students’ written exams accurately reflect their own knowledge and understanding of the material.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Find more information on your study page at KUnet.
Exchange students and Danish full degree guest students please see the homepage of Sociology;
www.sociology.ku.dk under Education --> Exams- Re-exam
If the re-exam is taken during the ordinary exam period: see ordinary exam form
If the re-exam is taken during the re-exam period:
The students are required to formulate their own exam questions based on pre-defined guidelines provided by the teacher. The teacher is required to provide at least two exemplary exam questions that adhere to the guidelines.
NOTE!
This is a mandatory course, and it is therefore only possible to take the exam during the spring, as the course is not offered in the fall
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see the learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- ASOB16032U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- See Timetable
- Course capacity
- Vejl. 120 personer
Study board
- Department of Sociology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Sociology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Claire Maxwell (2-656f42757165306d7730666d)
Lecturers
Claire Maxwell, e-mail: cm@soc.ku.dk