SO353-15 Feminist Pedagogy/Feminist Activism

Department: Sociology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Module leader: Akwugo Emejulu
Credit value: 15
Module duration: 10 weeks
Assessment: 100% coursework
Study location: University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

Introductory description

N/A

Module aims

This module aims to explore what constitutes ‘feminist pedagogy’ and how this radical approach to education and knowledge production might foster and support different kinds of feminist activisms for social change. This module does not seek to advance a unified theory of feminism but rather, to highlight how race, class, gender, sexuality, disability and legal status intersect to produce particular knowledges and repertories of action for different feminist actors.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

Session 1 Whose feminism and why feminist pedagogy?
Session 2 Who gets to be a feminist activist? What counts as feminist activism?
Session 3 Doing feminist pedagogy: Consciousness-raising sessions
Session 4 Doing feminist pedagogy: Non-hierarchal collectives and group-centred leadership
Session 5 Activist Case Study
Session 6 Reading week
Session 7 Activist Case Study
Session 8 Activist Case Study
Session 9 International Women’s Day event
Session 10 Student Review and Summative feedback session

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

Identify and apply key tenets of feminist pedagogy
Compare and contrast competing approaches to feminist pedagogy
Analyse the feminist pedagogical strategies of different feminist activisms at the local, national and international levels and across different cultural and historical contexts

Indicative reading list

Reading lists can be found in Talis

Subject specific skills

Communication
Team work
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Time management

Transferable skills

Communication
Team work
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Time management

Study time

Type	Required
Lectures	8 sessions of 1 hour (6%)
Seminars	8 sessions of 1 hour (6%)
Tutorials	(0%)
Project supervision	(0%)
Practical classes	1 session of 2 hours (1%)
Supervised practical classes	(0%)
Private study	124 hours (87%)
Total	142 hours

Private study description

reading, preparing for seminars, participation in group activities

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.

Assessment group A1

	Weighting	Study time	Eligible for self-certification
Assessment component
Oral History Project	75%	5 hours	Yes (extension)
A 3,000-word essay. Students will be required to interview 2-3 feminist activists and critically analyse the pedagogical strategies that have informed the activists’ work.
Reassessment component is the same
Co-organise an International Women's Day	25%	3 hours	No
Co-design and co-organise a two-hour International Women's Day event. Working closely with the module leader, students will collectively co-organise an event of their choice and design which commemorates International Women’s Day on 8th March and which links to the module’s learning outcomes.
Reassessment component
Reflective Piece			No

Feedback on assessment

Formative feedback in the selection of interview participants for essays \r\nSummative feedback on student essays \r\nFormative feedback over 10 weeks in the planning of the International Women¿s Day event \r\nCollective summative peer review/feedback on the International Women¿s Day event

Courses

This module is Core optional for:

Year 3 of ULAA-ML33 Undergraduate Law and Sociology

This module is Optional for:

Year 3 of USOA-L301 BA in Sociology
Year 4 of USOA-L306 BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year)
Year 3 of UHIA-VL15 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with a term in Venice)
Year 3 of USOA-L314 Undergraduate Sociology and Criminology

This module is Unusual option for:

Year 3 of UPHA-V7ML Undergraduate Philosophy, Politics and Economics

This module is Option list A for:

ULAA-ML34 BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of ML34 Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of ML34 Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
Year 4 of UHIA-VL16 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with Year Abroad and a term in Venice)
Year 4 of ULAA-ML33 Undergraduate Law and Sociology

This module is Option list B for:

Year 4 of UPOA-ML14 Undergraduate Politics and Sociology (with Intercalated year)

This module is Option list C for:

Year 3 of UHIA-VL13 Undergraduate History and Sociology
Year 4 of UHIA-VL14 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with Year Abroad)

This module is Option list D for:

Year 3 of UHIA-VL13 Undergraduate History and Sociology
Year 4 of UHIA-VL16 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with Year Abroad and a term in Venice)
Year 4 of UHIA-VL14 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with Year Abroad)
Year 3 of UHIA-VL15 Undergraduate History and Sociology (with a term in Venice)