Core Topic: Gender & Diversity

What it is about

You engage with historical-sociological and philosophical perspectives on gender and diversity in the context of science and technology. You learn how technologies and scientific institutions shape gender and diversity relations and how this gives rise to research questions about inequality and difference.

What you will be able to do

• Describe and discuss the interrelation of gender, diversity, science and technology
• Understand and contextualize central concepts and sources from Gender Studies and STS
• Discuss practices of dealing with difference and inequality in technologized societies
• Ability to formulate research questions on the mentioned topics

What the module consists of

• Seminar/ÜbungDiscussion and analysis of texts as well as work on case studies for applying the concepts
• PräsentationPresentation of one's own results and training of scientific argumentation

Teaching method

• Lektüre und kritische Auseinandersetzung mit EinführungslektüreUnderstanding and categorizing central concepts
• Text- und Fallstudien-DiskussionenAnalysis of approaches to dealing with difference and inequality
• Präsentationen und DiskussionSharpening the argumentative structure and defense in the academic discourse