Gender, Sexuality and Politics

Today's gender issues are numerous and varied and their political impact widespread. They lead to controversy in private and public contexts, and provide an intersectional concern through which social inequalities can be re-assessed. In this course, different angles will put forward the impact of gender on public policies as well as underline the hierarchy of masculine and feminine stereotyped representations and the impact of biological difference beliefs. The course will provide historical landmarks to help grasp the deconstruction of sex-differences, and will explore some of the bi-, transsexual and homosexual literature in this field.

The course will show how the notion of gender pervades diverse social and political contexts: education (schools, universities, popular education), language policy, prisons, the professional world (private companies, the public sector), the media, art and culture. It will focus on fundamental concepts such as that of 'empowerment', without forgetting recurring issues like prostitution, abortion, violence against women, here and elsewhere in the world.

Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA CAPA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by Sciences Po Grenoble - UGA (2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. credit therefore, 5 ECTS credits is equivalent to 2.5 U.S. credits).