Curriculum
Courses
This course is a basic lecture for graduate students who have a goal of learning a production of feminist knowledge. Students in this course will study feminist theories which will provide a primary basis of gender studies. Course takes its aim at giving an understanding of outlined history of developments in feminist theory and feminist points at issue deployed in it.
Students in this course study the history of the changes in women’s roles and social status with respect to socio-economic and cultural conditions.
The goal of this course is to study a history and a development of the modern women’s movement and its social aspects of several flows and issues combined. Students in this course study the occurrence and development of the modern women’s movement by examining various issues and aspects of each movement.
Students in this course investigate feminist theories and the conditions of women’s lives.
This course will deepen students’ understanding of the relationship between family and social system by reviewing diverse theories and empirical studies. Special attention is given to the Korean family through critical review of sociological and domestic sciences.
In this course students examine and consider the existing cultural theories from the views of the feminism, and explore alternative cultural theories centered on women’s experiences and recognitions.
Students in this course study quantitative methods of gender analysis.
Students in this course investigate gender issues using qualitative research methods.
The goal of this course is to examine the origin and the development of histories of feminist thought. This course examines various parts of women’s movements that has not been recognized as ‘feminism’ from 18th century through present feminists’ thoughts.
Students in this course will study feminist reviews of the modern state, policy and social welfare programs. They will examine the influence of the state’s policies on gender relations and search for alternative approaches. Students will also understand the political process of policymaking and suggest possible improvements and alternative plans.
In this course, students will study the relationship between women and the social system. They will examine the current policies and suggest legal as well as social counter-measures needed against the practice of sexual discrimination.
This course examines women in literature including feminist writings, the status of female writers in history, and the problems they have encountered.
Students in this course review the concepts of women’s work and social production in feminist view, including issues such as the economic activities of women, sexual discrimination in work place and ‘work-life balance’ for workers.
This course examines feminists’ critics and actual researches in the context of global flows of film, music, art, popular culture, cultural information, etc. This course will be offered additionally every semester selected from specific cultural domain.
Course examines and analyzes modern society’s masculinity using various results from the gender studies. This course explores distorted matter of reproduction of masculinity, and seeks alternative and desirable gender relation.
In this course, students examine sexuality as a complex issue composed of several dimensions: biological, legal, ethical, and institutional. Also, they will examine aspects of sexuality related to social structures and gender.
Students will study a variety of current social issues from a gender studies perspective. (ex: <Globalization and Gender>, <Masculinity and Gender>, <Gender, Health and Science- Technology> etc.)
This course will study the theoretical areas of gender studies that require focused study. (ex: <Feminist Philosophy>, <Feminist Ethics>, <Feminist Theories on Culture> etc.)
Gender Studies is oriented towards interdisciplinary research. This “Intensive Seminar” will help to go through the challenging process of crossing the threshold of the discipline, with collaborative teaching by faculty members of the IPGS.
This course asks how digital media and new technologies impact on feminist activism and theories. We will cover feminist engagement with the internet, digital media, and other technological innovations from the late 70s to the 2010s. Students will read historical case studies and theoretical essays on such topics as how social media affect feminist movement and how technologies shift the politics of representation. Moreover, this course aims to understand how existing debates about identity, privacy, democratization re- shaped by digital technologies, and asks what the newer debates emerge in the context of feminism theory.
Group Ⅱ courses: Group Ⅱ courses have numbers/titles that are identical but whose subtitles differ from each other. These courses are considered as separate and will allow students to earn distinct credits.
Undergraduate Elective Courses
The field of Gender Studies was established to define, analyze, and work against the exclusion and discrimination of women in academia. This course provides a historical and theoretical perspective of Feminism, giving students a foundational understanding of the nature of Feminism in order to clarify their academic goals within the feminist paradigm.
This course will focus on understanding gender issues affected by sexuality and on developing the capacity to solve such issues in everyday life. In modern society, gender inequality is often sexualized. For women unable to attain social equality in other ways, sexuality becomes a method of gaining social citizenship. Thus, structural inequality becomes hidden and reduced to a personal problem. In this course, students will broaden their understanding of sexuality and gender equality and develop the ability to improve their intimate relationships.
