2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ARTF5063M Postcolonial Feminisms

30 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Dibyadyuti Roy
Email: d.roy1@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This is a module in feminist theory and politics as these have developed in the context of the period of decolonization and its wake. Emphasis will fall on theoretical formulations concerning sexual difference and the social division of gender as these have been produced by women writing to or from former European colonies. Attention will also be given to questions posed by and for feminism within postcolonial metropoles, including the question of theory as such.

Objectives

This module will provide you with a context in which to read and discuss many of the crucial (theoretically rich, historically significant) texts in feminist theory as they engage the postcolonial condition both in Europe and outside, today and in the past.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
1. Recognise and synthesise a body of theoretical insights relevant to understanding the experience of women in the history of decolonization.
2. Appraise the history of the present in relation to feminist texts.
3. Discriminate between different theoretical formulations concerning sexual difference and the social division of gender across former European colonies.

Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Creativity: The ability to generate ideas, demonstrate originality and imaginative thinking, including the concept of ‘thinking outside the box’.
5. Critical Thinking: The ability to gather information from a range of sources, analyse, and interpret data to aid understanding and anticipate problems. To use reasoning and judgement to identify needs, make decisions, solve problems, and respond with actions.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lectures	10	3.00	30.00
Independent online learning hours			20.00
Private study hours			250.00
Total Contact hours			30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Each seminar presentation will receive direct and immediate feedback; the final essay will receive extensive written comment. As students will be required to develop their own research topics for the final essay, office hours will be made available for the working out of suitable topics, relevant bibliography etc.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Coursework	Written	50.00
Coursework	Written	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/09/2024

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