Gender and Globalisation

Is there a unique, homogenous way to be a "gay" or transgender person worldwide ? What have the effects of #MeToo been in different countries ? What were the Europeans obsessed with sexuality? Are war and global finance a man's problem? How does economic globalization affect women specifically? Are LGBT+ rights a set of norms that the « West » imposes on the rest of the world?

Outline

1. Introduction : Bananas, Beaches and Bases

PART I. STATES, NATIONALISM AND WAR

2. The « heterosexual matrix » : what colonization has done to gender

3. The colonial legacy on identities, sexual practices and the family structure

4. Nationalism and War

PART II. CAPITALISM AND ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION

5. Production and international trade
   6. Work and migrations

7. The professionals of globalisation and their gender(s)

8. Q&A

PART III. THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATIONS

OF GENDER IDENTITES, NORMS AND CAUSES

9. Global Identities ?

10. Queer diplomacy - international organisations tackling and transforming gender
11. & 12. Global Gender: Causes & Mobilisations

This course purports to provide students with conceptual tools and empirical examples to answer the abovementioned questions. It investigates the co-production of gender and the globalization of human, social, political, activist and economic activities. It was conceived for people interested in these issues for personal or political reasons, and for those who would like to elaborate tools or policies tackling gender inequalities in multicultural environments or international organisations.

Students must read one or two compulsory readings before each lecture. These were produced by prominent historical personalities and gender activists can be accessed on the UV (PDFs) or in the syllabus (links).

Course notes

• Syllabus
• Université virtuelle

Contacts

Contacts

Prof. Isaline Bergamaschi, Département de science politique, Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences Sociales/ REPI

Tel : 02 650 3227

Email : Isaline.bergamaschi@ulb.be

Office hours : Fridays 14 :15-16 :15

Office location : REPI, Institut d’Etudes Européennes, third floor

The classroom's number and the lectures' dates can be found on TimeEdit.

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination

written examination

• Open question with developed answer

The final grade for the course will draw on a final exam (no books/sources allowed) held in class (3 hours), which will consist of 3 questions. Students will answer each 3 questions in 3 small academic essays.

Language(s) of evaluation

• english