Course syllabus
Development 702: Gender and Development (15 points)
260-323 (Owen Glenn Building, Room 323)
Associate Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem
Office hours: Thurs 1-2 pm or by appointment
By the end of this semester, students should know:
a) the genealogy of gender and development
b) key analytical concepts in the study of gender and development such as gender, empowerment, patriarchy, identity, public private spheres, feminism, essentialism, informality, reproduction, subjectivities, discourse, governmentality, feminisation of poverty, intersectionality.
c) how to locate these concepts in a critical discussion of gender and development in a particular country.
By the end of this semester, students should be able to:
a) think critically and theoretically about broad gender and development issue
b) critically analyse and discuss an academic article
c) find and synthesise relevant qualitative and quantitative information from a range of sources
d) present orally and in writing an argument appropriate for a graduate audience
e) work effectively in a small group.
Associate Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem Room Rm 837
Critical Readings (30%) 2 papers (500 words each)
Oral Presentation (20%) 7 mins
Major Essay (50%) max 3500 words
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