This course will introduce students to key theoretical frameworks and approaches in gender history, drawing on expertise from across the Gender History teaching team. Students will engage with theoretical readings from history and allied disciplines and consider how these might be applied in specific historical contexts with broad regional and chronological scope.

10x 2hr seminars as scheduled on My Campus.

HIST5169: Gender History Concepts (DL)

HIST5196: Gender History Concepts

None.

Oral presentation (10 minutes with slides) -- 30%

Essay (3,500 words) -- 70%

The course aims to:

- introduce students to the key theoretical frameworks in gender history
- facilitate the application of these theoretical frameworks to specific historical sources and contexts across a broad time span.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ achieve a sound knowledge of key theoretical approaches in gender history and apply this understanding.

■ assess the strengths and limitations of particular theoretical views in relation to specific historical contexts and debates

■ apply advanced skills in the evaluation and presentation of historical material

■ apply theories of gender to the historical study of gender, politics and power

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.