Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2025

Module name: Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
Module code: W6-AK-S1-APSN
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2025
Semester: winter semester 2027/2028
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The subject of the course is the issue of gender studies in the cultural dimension. During the classes, issues related to the subject of gender - shaping cultural gender, feminism - the fight for equal rights for women and men, and queer - the analysis and proliferation of culturally established identities and oppositions related to gender and sexuality will be discussed. The analysis of texts on this subject will aim at discovering and describing the hidden structures and systems defining the division of roles in society based on gender and deconstructing the tools and processes that help in shaping/imposing gender and specific social roles on individual members of the community.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is ready for social interactions and fieldwork based on mutual respect regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of the participant/participants in the social situation [_K_1]
 K_K06 [3/5]
is able to use his/her knowledge in the field of anthropology of gender and sexuality to observe, document, analyse and synthesize cultural and social processes and phenomena related to the gender identity and sexual orientation of an individual [_U_1]
 K_U01 [3/5]
knows and understands at an advanced level the terminology in the field of anthropology of gender and sexuality and related scientific disciplines [_W_1]
 K_W01 [4/5]
knows and understands the fundamental principles of functioning of socio-cultural structures and institutions of social life based on gender differences and resulting from different sexual orientations [_W_2]
 K_W07 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [_fs_1] 30 Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Audio playback / audio drama [c03] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work _K_1 _U_1 _W_1 _W_2
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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