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Proseminar
PS-Introduction to Cultural Studies: Petromasculinity: Ecocriticism meets Gender Studies
Sophie Kriegel
Comments
We live in an age of multiple crisis where basic gender equality is as much under threat as the earth’s climate. Why not combine different approaches to think through the looming Armageddon in search for alternatives to humanity’s demise – or at least a better understanding of it? The course uses Cara Daggett conceptualisation of Petromasculinity (2018) as a starting point to explore the intersection of Gender Studies and Ecocriticism. We will discuss the dualism of culture and nature uncovering the importance of gender in our perception of these two organising concepts. From there, we will turn to Energy Humanities and Ecofeminism to understand how the extraction of non-renewable energies relates to discourses of The End of Man (Joanna Zylinska 2018) and see where that path will lead us. The primary texts for the course will come predominantly from African, South Asian, and Southeast Asian creatives and where not easily accessible will be made available through a course reader.
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2024-04-18 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-04-25 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-05-02 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-05-16 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-05-23 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-05-30 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-06-06 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-06-13 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-06-20 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-06-27 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-07-04 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-07-11 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2024-07-18 10:00 - 12:00