Race, Gender and Global Capitalism (015IRS)
Race, Gender and Global Capitalism
Module 015IRS
Module details for 2022/23.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Full Module Description
Race, Gender, and Global Capitalism offers an in-depth exploration of what Eric Hobsbawm once called "vulgar Marxism." Bringing together historical materialist, post/decolonial, indigenous, queer, and black feminist theories, it examines how raced, sexed, and gendered forms of exploitation, expropriation, and extraction have been—and remain—central to capital accumulation on a global scale. Topics covered include the witch hunts and the enclosure of the commons; the colonial policing of sexuality and non-normative kinship formations; enslavement and the violence of (un)gendering; sex work and gestational labour; migrant domestic workers and the globalisation of reproduction; the struggle for trans liberation; disability and carceral ableism; and family abolition and the horizon of revolutionary care.
Module Outline
Race, Gender, and Global Capitalism offers an in-depth exploration of what Eric Hobsbawm once called "vulgar Marxism." Bringing together historical materialist, post/decolonial, indigenous, queer, and black feminist theories, it examines how raced, sexed, and gendered forms of exploitation, expropriation, and extraction have been—and remain—central to capital accumulation on a global scale. Topics covered include the witch hunts and the enclosure of the commons; the colonial policing of sexuality and non-normative kinship formations; enslavement and the violence of (un)gendering; sex work and gestational labour; migrant domestic workers and the globalisation of reproduction; the struggle for trans liberation; disability and carceral ableism; and family abolition and the horizon of revolutionary care.
Module learning outcomes
Examine the global political economy of race and gender using a variety of theoretical perspectives.
Identify relationships between gender, sexuality, race, empire, disability, and global capitalism.
Critically deploy feminist methods in historical and theoretical analysis of global capitalism.
Work collaboratively with peers and develop independent research projects.
Critically draw on and use a variety of resources, including theoretical texts, poetry, art, and music.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | T2 Week 6 | 66.67% |
| Group Presentation | T2 Week 11 (10 minutes) | 33.33% |
| Essay (3500 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Ida Danewid
Convenor
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Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit
Assess convenor
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