Gender Studies
The Gender Studies minor aims to provide students with a critical lens through which they can analyze and understand the intricate power dynamics structuring the social, cultural, and political domains. The courses in this minor challenge the naturalization and essentialization of differences based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality. This is achieved by equipping students with fundamental feminist concepts, theories and methodologies from the Humanities. Furthermore, the courses from the minor take an intersectional framework by specifically addressing how power dynamics and identity are shaped at the intersection of gender, sexuality, race, class and other categories of difference. Students who take this minor will be able to critically analyze social phenomena, cultural representations, and (political) discourses, among others, through which social norms are reinstated, negotiated and transformed.
| Number of EC | 30 EC |
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| Start | It is highly recommended to start in period 1, but it is also possible to start in period 2, 3 or 4. |
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| Minor code | GEN-MINOR-14 |
| Entry requirements | You may prepare for this minor by following one of these courses*:
* obligatory for TCS/LAS students in preparation of their Hoofdrichting Gender/Postcolonial Studies
Students who do not have any previous knowledge in the field of postcolonial studies can consult the edited volume Doing Gender in Media, Art and Culture: A Comprehensive Guide to Gender Studies (2018), edited by Rosemarie Buikema, Liedeke Plate and Kathrin Thiele. |
| Aanmelden tussen 2 juni en 20 juni 2025 |
Zorg dat je je aanmeldt voor de minor én voor de losse cursussen! |
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Content
Gender studies, a contemporary interdisciplinary field that draws and expands on feminist theory, critically examines ways in which gender, ethnicity/race, sexuality, religion, ability, and class intersect and are constructed within cultural artefacts, political discourse, popular culture, art, literature and digital media. This important minor offers the chance to learn about historical and contemporary feminist movements and about the forces both gender and ethnicity/race currently exert in society.
The minor Gender Studies is also a kernpakket for students TCS and LAS.
Curriculum
The minor Gender Studies consists of 4 compulsory courses (30 EC).
Students in the Bachelor Media and Culture and TCS/LAS students following Hoofdrichting Gender and Postcolonial Studies
If you are a student in the BA Media en cultuur/Media and Culture, or TCS/LAS student following the Hoofdrichting Gender and Postcolonial Studies and you would like to write your thesis in Gender Studies or Postcolonial Studies, you are expected to take the following courses:
• Research seminar Gender and Postcolonial Studies VR3V16001 (instead of Onderzoeksseminar Media en Cultuur MC3V14001 / Research Seminar Media and Culture MC3V20001)
• Thesis Gender & Postcolonial Studies VR3V16002 (instead of Eindwerkstuk Media en Cultuur ME3V15026 / Bachelor Thesis Media and Culture ME3V20001)
Interested in these Masters?
The minor provides substantive preparation for the Master's programmes listed below. It does not guarantee admission, so always check the entry requirements.
- Gender Studies (this minor contributes to the requirements of 30 EC of Gender Studies and/or Postcolonial Studies courses)
- Gender Studies (Research Master) (this minor contributes to the requirements of 45 EC of Gender Studies and/or Postcolonial Studies courses)
- Arts and Society
- Media, Art and Performance Studies (Research Master)
- New Media & Digital Culture (depending on research interest)
- Comparative Literary Studies (Research Master)
Contact
If you wish to know more, or have questions about this minor, please contact the Student Desk Humanities.