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Theory and Hystory on Gender, the Body and Violence

Code: DE126     Acronym: THGCV

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Educational Sciences

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Education Sciences
Course/CS Responsible: Master Degree in Educational Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
MCED 18 Official Curricular Structure 1 - 6 49 162

Teaching Staff - Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibility
Sofia Ramos de Almeida Santos
Maria José Magalhães

Teaching - Hours

Theoretical and practical : 3,00
Type Teacher Classes Hour
Theoretical and practical Totals 1 3,00
Sofia Ramos de Almeida Santos 2,00
Mais informaçõesLast updated on 2025-09-09.

Fields changed: Eligibility for exams, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Tipo de avaliação

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The objectives of the unit are:

- To mobilize different theoretical contributions from history, sociology, gender studies, and feminist studies to reflect on gender, the body, and gender-based violence;
- To draw on theoretical contributions about the body and citizenship from historical, sociological, and gender studies perspectives;
- To deepen and relate the socio-historical construction of the body and gender to the cultural foundations of gender-based violence;
- To develop skills in conducting educational research in the field of gender studies;
- To develop socio-educational intervention skills in the fields of gender equality and gender-based violence.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to:


- Identify concepts from different theoretical and historical perspectives related to gender, the body, and violence;

- Connect research on the body with gender studies and research in the field of gender-based violence;

- Apply concepts and perspectives to critically analyze everyday situations, both at the local, national, and international levels;

- Use the acquired knowledge to reflect on socio-educational intervention and the development of research projects in these areas.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

In accordance with the Master's Degree Regulations

Program

1. Historical and Gender Studies on the Body and Violence:




  • Gender in historical studies on the body




  • Gender in historical studies on violence





2. Gender:




  • The debate on concepts and interpretations of reality




  • Gender/sex/gender regime/patriarchy/binary system





3. Gender and the Body


4. Gender and Violence


5. Body and Violence


6. Education, Gender, and Violence (Preventive perspectives in sexuality education, gender equality, and citizenship within educational contexts)

Mandatory literature

R.W. Connell; The question of gender. , 2002
Maria do Mar Pereira; O estudo do género nas ciências sociais: dilemas e debates. (Capítulo 1), 2012
Mary Bucholtz; Theories of Discourse as Theories of Gender , 2003
Mary Holmes ; What is Gender?: Sociological Approaches. , 2007
Judith Butler ; Problemas de género, 1990
Helena C. Araujo ; Cidadania na sua polifonia: Debates nos estudos de educação feministas., 2007
Laura Fonseca; Corpo falado: Sexualidade, Poder e Educação., 2007
Maria José Magalhães; Feminismo na Educação., 1998
Kristin Anderson ; Theorizing gender in intimate partner violence research, 2005

Complementary Bibliography

bell hooks; Feminism is for everybody, 2000
Iris Young ; O género como serialidade: pensar as mulheres como um colectivo social, 2004
Joan Scott; El género: una categoria útil para el análisis histórico., 1986

Teaching methods and learning activities

This Unit provides the specific theoretical foundation for this field, therefore, the teaching methodologies will prioritize pedagogical strategies aimed at mobilising contributions, concepts, and theoretical-historical perspectives.


However, alongside content-based pedagogy, other teaching strategies will also be employed, including:



  • Student group presentations of key texts from the essential bibliography;



  • Debate, reflection, and critical analysis of texts and everyday situations;



  • Viewing of videos and independent study.


Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation Weight (%)
Participação presencial 10,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 30,00
Trabalho escrito 60,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 3,00
Estudo autónomo 50,00
Frequência das aulas 49,00
Trabalho escrito 40,00
Total: 142,00

Eligibility for exams

Continuous assessment with final exam.


Attendance requirements: Students must attend and actively participate in at least 75% of the course sessions and achieve a minimum grade of 9.5 (out of 20) in all assessment components.

Calculation formula of final grade

Class participation: 10%
Group oral presentation of a text: 30%
Individual essay: 60%

It is required that students are approved in all components of the assessment.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Follows the UP general regulation

Internship work/project

w/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

UP general regulation

Classification improvement

Follows the MCED regulation
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