Module POL3217 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3217: Feminist Political Theory
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socratic Method | 40 minutes | 1-5 | Verbal Comments |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 15 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Presentation | 15 | 15 minutes | 1-5 | Written Comments |
| Essay 1 | 20 | 1,500 words | 1-6 | Written Comments |
| Essay 2 | 20 | 1,500 words | 1-6 | Written Comments |
| Essay 3 | 45 | 3,000 words | 1-6 | Written Comments |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 1,500 word essay | 1-6 | August/September Assessment Period |
| Essay 2 | 1,500 word essay | 1-6 | August/September assessment period |
| Essay 3 | 3,000 word essay | 1-6 | August/September Assessment Period |
| Presentation | Face-to-face presentation | 1-5 | Term 3 |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Simone de Beauvoir (1949) The Second Sex
Iris Marion Young (1990) Justice and the Politics of Difference
Judith Butler (1990) Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Nira Yuval-Davis (2015) The Politics of Belonging: Intersectional Contestations
Jennifer Nedelsky (2012) Law’s Relations: A Relational Theory of Self, Autonomy, and Law
Carol Pateman (1988) The Sexual Contract
Nancy Fraser (1997) Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the ‘Postsocialist’ Condition
Susan Moller Okin (1999) Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?
Miranda Fricker (2007) Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing
Virginia Held (2006) The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global
Saba Mahmood (2005) The Politics of Piety
Bell Hooks (2009) Belonging: A Culture of Place
