| Competències |
| Tipus A | Codi | Competències Específiques |
| Tipus B | Codi | Competències Transversals |
| B6 | Comunicar informació, idees, problemes i solucions de manera clara i efectiva en públic o en àmbits tècnics concrets. | |
| Tipus C | Codi | Competències Nuclears |
| C5 | Comprometre’s amb l'ètica i la responsabilitat social com a ciutadà/ana i com a professional. |
| Resultats d'aprenentage |
| Tipus A | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| Tipus B | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| B6 |
Fa presentacions interessants i convincents | |
| Tipus C | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| C5 |
Mostra respecte pels drets fonamentals i d'igualtat entre homes i dones |
| Continguts |
| Tema | Subtema |
| What is Humanism and in what way does it affect our perception of knowledge? | * The "Great I Am": a metaphysical presence. * Phallocentricity * Decentering the Centre |
| Gender & Genre |
* Defining "Genius". * Acts of creativity. * Defining the Author. * Death of the Author. |
| Masculinities & Homophobia | * Michel Foucault on Sexuality & Power * 19th Century homophobia |
| Sexual Dissidence according to Jonathan Dollimore | * Centred and Decentred Desires: Oscar Wilde "The Picture of Dorian Gray". |
| Gay, Lesbian and Queer politics | * Constructions of subjectivities |
| Lesbian Writing: Subjectivity and Desire. | * Jeanette Winterson, "Written On the Body" |
| Epistemology of the Closet | Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick |
| Reading and Writing from a Slant | A Selection of Poetry and Short Stories |
| Planificació |
| Metodologies :: Proves | ||||||||||
| Competències | (*) Hores a classe |
Hores fora de classe |
(**) Hores totals | |||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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25 | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| Seminaris |
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25 | 20 | 45 | ||||||
| Presentacions / exposicions |
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20 | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Proves mixtes |
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3 | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| (*) En el cas de docència no presencial, són les hores de treball amb suport vitual del professor. (**) Les dades que apareixen a la taula de planificació són de caràcter orientatiu, considerant l’heterogeneïtat de l’alumnat | ||||||||||
| Metodologies |
| Descripció | |
| Activitats Introductòries | An introduction to theoretical frameworks: * what is gender? * the development of gender & genre in literature and philosophy * Author & Authority * The Death of the Author: Roland Barthes versus Barbara Christian |
| Sessió Magistral | Gender theories & * Psychoanalysis * ideologies * Language * Sexuality & Power |
| Seminaris | Guided discussions of textual analyses. Class debates. Problem solving. |
| Presentacions / exposicions | The class will be divided into groups of 3 or 4 (depending on the total number of students). Each group will prepare a power-point presentation on a topic of their choice. The topic has to be discussed with me in a tutorial at least one week before the presentation. After your presentation, you have to hand in a written summary within a week. More details will be given on Moodle |
| Atenció personalitzada | Group tutorials: these should take place at least one week before your class presentation. All group members must be present for the tutorial. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| Descripció |
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You can contact me by e-mail |
| Avaluació |
| Metodologies | Competències | Descripció | Pes | ||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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There will be three mixed tests during the course. Each test will assess how much you have learned from the lectures, seminars, and class debates. |
30% | ||||
| Seminaris |
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The seminars will be in-class discussions of various texts. They will help students to prepare for the tests. | |||||
| Presentacions / exposicions |
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Students will be divided into groups and each group will choose a topic related to the course content. The group will prepare a power-point presentation and then hand in a written summary of the class presentation. This summary should be handed in within one week. | |||||
| Proves mixtes |
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The mised tests may be based on open-ended questions or gap tests. These tests are important to test factual information. | |||||
| Altres | In-Class essay. This will be written in the last day of class on a topic relevant to the work studied during the year. |
30% |
| Altres comentaris i segona convocatòria | |||
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Students who attend classes regularly but fail the continuous assessment: If the sum of all your grades does not add up to 50%, you will have to take the resit exam which will consist of a 20 question test (20 marks) + 4 short essay questions (80 marks). The date of the exam will be registered on Moodle. Regular attendance means not missing more than 5.
Students who do not attend classes regularly will be asked to do the following: A 20-question test based on the texts discussed in class, that is all the texts in your dossier and those on Moodle. (20 marks) You will have to take part in one of the regular class presentations on Wednesdays and write the first assignment. The class presentation will take place on the date agreed by your group. (40 marks) You will be required to write a final essay in the exam. The subject of the essay will be based on the material studied throughout the course. (40 marks) Please note: You might be asked to do an oral exam. |
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| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oxford University Press,
Jeanette Winterson, Written On the Body, , |
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Bibliography: * Anthology of texts which will be available in the photocopying room in September. * Students should buy the following novels: Oscar Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" & Jeanette Winterson, "Written On the Body" * Some of the material will be uploaded on Moodle but not the novels. It would be good if you could read them before the course begins. |
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