Course summary

The programme aims to provide a solid grounding in interdisciplinary women's studies, emphasising gendered aspects of social and cultural life, representation and textual enquiry; it aims to expose students to a range of conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches to and debates within women's studies; it also aims to familiarise students with the epistemological and philosophical underpinnings of research methodologies, the politics and ethics of research, the principles of research design and to enable them to evaluate and apply a range of methodologies to women's studies research questions; to foster the development of a critical, self-reflexive and independent approach to research and scholarship, as well as the acquisition of transferable skills.