GI413 Half Unit
Gender and Militarisation
This information is for the 2018/19 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Marsha Henry Tower 2.10.01E
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Women, Peace and Security. This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in Gender, MSc in Comparative Politics, MSc in Conflict Studies, MSc in Gender, MSc in Gender (Research), MSc in Gender (Sexuality), MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation, MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities, MSc in Human Rights, MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies, MSc in International Relations (Research) and MSc in International Relations Theory. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
This course will provide students with an overview of militarisation and its gendered basis and effects. Students will be introduced to critiques of militarisation; the concept of militarised masculinities; different gendered experiences of conflict, violence and war; 'diversity' issues within a variety of national militaries; representations of gender and terror; peacekeeping; and the politics of peace and anti-militarism activities.
Teaching
10 hours of lectures and 10 hours of seminars in the MT.
There will be a reading week in week 6 in line with departmental policy.
Formative coursework
Essay (1500 words) in the MT and Blog post (250 words) in the MT.
Indicative reading
Cockburn, C. (2012) Anti-militarism: political and gender dynamics of peace movements, Palgrave. Sjoberg, L., and S. Via, eds. (2010) Gender, war, and militarism: Feminist perspectives. New York: Praeger Security International Lorentzen, L.A. and Turpin, J. (eds.) (1998) The Women and War Reader, New York University Press. Zillah Eisenstein. (2007). Sexual Decoys: Gender, Race, and War in Imperial Democracy. London, UK: Zed Books. Cynthia Enloe. (2000). Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Robin Riley and Naeem Inayatullah. (2006). Interrogating Imperialism: Conversations on Gender, Race, and War. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Assessment
Project (100%, 4000 words) in the LT.
This will be an essay-diary.
Student performance results
(2014/15 - 2016/17 combined)
| Classification | % of students |
|---|---|
| Distinction | 31.5 |
| Merit | 57.3 |
| Pass | 11.3 |
| Fail | 0 |
Teachers' comment
Key facts
Department: Gender Studies
Total students 2017/18: 54
Average class size 2017/18: 13
Controlled access 2017/18: Yes
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
