Module POL3246 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3246: Gender and Militarism in West Africa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay outline | 500 words | 1-11 | Peer-assessed |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | 0 | 20 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Presentation | 20 | 20 minutes | 1-11 | Written |
| Essay | 80 | 2,500 words | 1-11 | Written |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class presentation | Class presentation (20 minutes) | 1-11 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay | Essay (2,500 words) | 1-11 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
DAYIL, P. B., AND THE CLEEN FOUNDATION 2011. Nigeria. In: GAANDERSE, M., VALASEK, K. (ed.) The Security Sector and Gender in West Africa: a Survey of Police, Defence, Justice and Penal Services in Ecowas States Geneva: The Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).
GOLDSTEIN, J. S. 2001. War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press.
SJOBERG, L. & VIA, S. 2010. Gender, war, and militarism: feminist perspectives, Santa Barbara, Califonia: ABC-CLIO.
AKINKUNMI, A.A. 2018. Hubris: a Brief political history of the Nigerian Army. Army publishing services.
PADDOCK, A. 2018. The Women’s War of 1929. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. http://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-271?print=pdf
STIEHM, J. H. 1983. The protected, the protector, the defender. Women's Studies International Forum. Elsevier, 367-376.
CARREIRAS, H. 2006. Gender and the Military: Women in the Armed Forces of Western Democracies, Routledge.
COHN, C. 2000. “How Can She Claim Equal Rights When She Doesn't Have to Do as Many Push-Ups as I Do?” The Framing of Men's Opposition to Women's Equality in the Military. Men and Masculinities, 3, 131-151.
OMBATI, M. 2015. Feminine masculinities in the military. African Security Review, 24, 403-413.
OGEGE, S. O. 2011. Gender Roles Differentiation and Social Mobility of Women in Nigeria. Journal of Social Science, 27, 67-74.
COCKBURN, C. 2004. Militarism, male power and the persistence of war. Militarism and male violence. London: European Social Forum.
