DSOC 25A37 - Sociology of Gender
DSOC 25A37 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 5
Information
Description
This course aims to promote debates on how gender has become an international social marker for the conception of public policies around the world. In this sense, the course expects the students to think critically through the perspective of gender inequality and sexual diversity in different social contexts. The discussions will start with a general introduction of the field of gender and sexualities in sociology to provide students a capacity to integrate gender in their previous sociological knowledge. Subsequently, we are going to introduce traditional social markers (such as class, race, ethnicity). Each session will then be based on a specific topic, based on a specific bibliography, for students to prepare, in different groups, an exposition for the class. This initial discussion has the objective of promoting the debate and stimulate the discussion among the students according to their experiences and their academic interests.
Prerequisites
Interest for Gender and Sexuality studies and a basic background in General Sociology.
Assessment
Three assignments are mandatory for this course: Firstly, a group of three students will be in charge of presenting general arguments on the specific topic of the session (oral exposition). Secondly, a final research paper on a socio-anthropological gender issue will be the core of the evaluation. To complement the evaluation, during the final sessions, students will be invited to present their approach and the results of their own papers to the group. Moreover, student will be graded for their participation and attendance.
Readings
Main readings 4
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FERGUSON, Kathy (2017). Feminist Theory Today. Annual Review of Political Science, n. 20, pp. 269-286. CROMPTON, Rosemary (1989). Class Theory and Gender. The British Journal of Sociology, v. 40, n. 04, pp. 565-587.
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HOOKS, Bell (1984). Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory. In: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Boston: South End Press (pp. 01-15).
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INGRAHAM, Chrys (1994). The Heterosexual Imaginary: Feminist Sociology and Theories of Gender. Sociological Theory, v. 12, n. 02, pp. 2013-219.
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WHARTON, Amy (2005). Introduction. In: The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research. Malden: Blackwell Publishing (pp. 01-13).
Further readings 10
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ABU-LUGHOD, Lila (1998). Remaking Women: Feminism and Modernity in the Middle East. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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AHMED, Sarah (2017). Living a Feminist Life. Durkham: Duke University Press.
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CONNELL, Raewyn (2009). Gender in World Perspective. Second Edition, Cambridge: Polity.
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DISCH, Lisa and HAWKESWORTH, Mary (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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FITZGERALD, Kathleen and GROSSMAN, Kandice (2024). Sociology of Sexualities. Third Edition, New York: SAGE Publications.
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FRASER, Nancy (2013). Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis. New York: Verso Books.
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HILL COLLINS, Patricia (2000). Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment. Second Edition, New York: Routledge.
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LORBER, Judith (2010). Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics. Fourth Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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SANDAY, Peggy Reeves and GOODENOUGH, Ruth Gallangher (1990). Beyond the Second Sex: New Directions in the Anthropology of Gender. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
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VERGÈS, Françoise (2021). A Decolonial Feminism. London: Pluto Press.
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59210 | Cours séminaire | Sociology of Gender | Otavio AMARAL | 24 | 5 |
Teachers
- Otavio AMARAL
In the curricula
- Bachelor, Programme d'échange, semestre 4, seminaires - 25/26COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
- Bachelor, semestre 4, 25/26 : cours séminairesCOLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- DE MISCAULT Ségolène