Gender Studies: Gender and Nation in Europe

<p>The course explores how notions of gender, sexuality and family are mobilised in complex and contradictory ways in political developments in Europe. You will work with feminist theories on belonging, culture and gender to explore nationalism and borders in the European context.</p><p>This course looks at how gender roles and ideas about community are changing in Europe. You will explore how gender, migration, sexuality and family have become central issues in today’s politics and society. The course focuses on topics such as the decline of welfare systems, border controls, nationalism and the rise of far-right movements. </p><p>You will work with theories and perspectives that help explain these changes, including postcolonial and intersectional approaches. The aim is to give you a deeper understanding of how ideas about nation and belonging shape people’s lives in Europe today. </p><p>The course includes topics such as: </p><ul><li>Gender regimes and how they are changing in Europe </li><li>Migration, borders and border control </li><li>Nationalism and the rise of far-right movements </li><li>Sexuality and family in political debates </li><li>Austerity and political economy </li><li>Post-colonial and intersectional perspectives on nation and community </li></ul><p>The course is worth 7.5 credits and runs every autumn semester. It is taught in English as a stand-alone course. </p>