Studies on Masculinity

Code:

MEAAM010

Acronym:

ESM

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAAM	1	Course Programme	1	-	6	-
MEAA	2	Study Plan since 2007/2008	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

English

Objectives

The aim of this program is to analyse images of masculinity present in the literary discourse of various ages and in different genres, from the perspective of 'new men's studies', as a way of rethinking the categories, models and myths.
At the end of the semester students should have acquired theoretical knowledge and developed analytical skills that enable them to identify, understand and critically discuss different constructions and deconstructions of masculinity in literary texts. As a result, students must submit a written and /or oral project of a literary text analysis which is innovative and independently produced, showing the area of skills outlined above.

Program

The new men's studies will assert itself from the 80s onwards as a field of independent research, the target of numerous and varied approaches of different orientations, among which we highlight the nature literary. This seminar aims to observe the construction / deconstruction of images, stereotypes and myths of masculinity, with the object of study texts of European literature, selected according to a specific thematic

Mandatory literature

Victor Seidler; Man Enough Embodying Masculinities, Sage Publications, 1997
R.W.Connell; The Men and The Boys, University of California Press, 2000
R.W. Connell; Masculinities, University of California Press, 1985
Harry Brod e Michael Kaufman (ed.); Theorizing Masculinities, Sage Publications, 1994

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar classes

Software

Power Point

keywords

Humanities > Literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
	Trabalho escrito	62,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	70
	Total:	70,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will have to attend a minimum 75% of all lessons, except in those cases where special legal provision apply.

Calculation formula of final grade

An oral essay to be discussed at the end of the semester - 75%
Active participation in seminars- 25%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Complementary bibliography will be indicated during the semester.