Syllabus and Recommended Books of Gender Studies

Amna · #1 Sunday, June 07, 2015

PAPER: GENDER STUDIES (100 MARKS)

I. Introduction to Gender Studies

Introduction to Gender Studies
Difference between Gender and Women Studies
Multi-disciplinary nature of Gender Studies
Autonomy vs. Integration Debate in Gender Studies
Status of Gender Studies in Pakistan

II. Social Construction of Gender

Historicizing Constructionism
Problematizing the category of “Sex”: Queer Theory
Is “Sex” socially determined, too?
Masculinities and Feminism
Nature versus Culture: A Debate in Gender Development

III. Feminist Theories and Practice

What is Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Radical Feminism
Marxist/Socialist Feminism
Psychoanalytical Feminism
Men’s Feminism
Postmodern Feminism

IV. Feminist Movements

Feminist Movements in the West, First Wave, Second Wave and Third Wave Feminism, United Nation Conferences on Women, Feminist Movements in Pakistan.

V. Gender and Development

Colonial and Capitalistic Perspectives of Gender
Gender Analysis of Development Theories; Modernization Theory, World System Theory, Dependency Theory, Structural Functionalism.
Gender Approaches to Development: Women in Development (WID), Women and Development (WAD), Gender and Development (GAD); Gender Critique of Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs).
Globalization and Gender

VI. Status of Women in Pakistan

Status of Women’s health in Pakistan
Status of Women in Education
Women and Employment
Women and Law

VII. Gender and Governance

Defining Governance
Suffragist Movement
Gender Issues in Women as Voters
Gender Issues in Women as Candidates
Gender Issues in Women as Representatives
Impact of Political Quota in Pakistan

VIII. Gender Based Violence

Defining Gender Based Violence
Theories of Violence against Women
Structural and Direct Forms of Violence
Strategies to Eliminate Violence against Women

IX. Case Studies of:

Mukhtaran Mai
Mallala Yousaf Zai
Shermin Ubaid Chinoy

SUGGESTED READINGS

1. Theories of Women Studies------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Eds., Bowles. Gloria and Renate D. Klein

2. Introduction: Theories of Women Studies and the Autonomy/ Integration Debate in Theories of Women Studies. -----Bowles G and Renate, K.

3. The State of the Discipline of Women Studies in Pakistan in Social Sciences in Pakistan--------------------------------- Saigol, Rubina

4. The State of Women Studies in Pakistan in Journal of Asian Women Studies------------------------------------------------Bari, Farzana

5. Women’s Law in Legal Education and Practice in Pakistan. ----------------------------------------------------------- Shaheed, F. and Mehdi, R. (ed.) (1997)

6. Locating the self: Perspectives on Women and Multiple Identities. --------------------------------------------------- Khan, N.S. et al.(ed.) (1998)

7. The Social Construction of Gender--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lorber, Judith

8. Queer Theory-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------Lorber, Judith

9. Gender, USA, ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harriet Bradley(2013)

10. Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. ------------v-----------------------------------------------Mumtaz,Khawar& Shaheed, Farida(1987)

11. Feminism and its Relevance in South Asia------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saeed K, Nighat & Bahsin, Kamla

12. Feminist Thoughts------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tong, Rosemarie

13. Reversed Realities ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----Kabeer, Naila

14. Gender Planning and Development-------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Moser, Caroline

15. Electoral Politics: Making Quotas Work For Women. -------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Hoodfar,Homa&Tajali, Mona

16. The Gender face of Asian Politics------------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------Ayaz, Aazar & Fleschenberg, Andrea(2009)

17. Performance Assessment of Women-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------Bari, Farzan (2002) Parliamentarians in Pakistan

18. Base line Report: Women’s Participation in Political and Public Life--------------------------------------------- ---- Zia, Shahla & Bari, Farzana. (1999)

19. Freedom from Violence------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------ Schuler, Margarte (1992)

20. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Report

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