Queer ecologies Field of study: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024

Module name: Queer ecologies
Module code: W1-SH-S1-OE
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the module is to extend the acquired knowledge of the production of sexuality in relation to cultural conceptions of nature. Students will be introduced to activities and positions present in climate-ecological activism, concurrent with the activism of the lgbtq community. The main focus of the course is the reflection on the cultural production of frameworks which normalise the notions of nature and biology, and consequently gender and sexuality. A queer-oriented observation of the natural world, the social habits of animals and plants, and diverse modes of reproduction will allow students to go beyond a simple dualistic understanding of sex.
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]
has knowledge of the links between queer theory and gender studies and the biological sciences, in particular zoology and botany [01]
 W03 [3/5]
understands that gender and sexual discrimination is a phenomenon that occurs in the human environment and is no evidenced in the natural world [02]
 W09 [2/5]
knows and can justify that heteronormativity reinforces traditional anthropocentric notions of nature [03]
 W10 [3/5] U03 [3/5]
recognises the cultural links between gender and minority discrimination and the exploitation and abuse of the natural environment, and consequently is able to counteract them [04]
 U03 [2/5]
recognises that the diversity of sexual behaviour and forms of reproduction of non-human beings allows for building various forms of relationships and also forms of resistance to the normative treatment of natural phenomena [05]
 K01 [2/5]
develops attentiveness in observing social behaviour of animals and plants [06]
 K03 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 30 Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work 01 02 03 04 05 06
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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