AD236V Architecture and Gender: Introduction 7.5 credits
Arkitektur och genus: Introduktion
The course aims at providing tools for pursuing feminist interpretations of architecture and by extension creating new architecture. In the course we will study contemporary feminist theory and architectural practices and investigate how buildings and other built or arranged structures relate to them.
| Educational level | Second cycle | Academic level (A-D) | C |
| Subject area |
Architecture |
Grade scale | P, F |
Course offerings
Autumn 12 for single courses students
| Periods Autumn 12 | P1 (3.5 credits), P2 (4.0 credits) | Application code | 10007 |
| Start date | 26/09/2012 | End date | 2012 week: 51 |
| Language of instruction | English | Campus | KTH Campus |
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| Tutoring time | Daytime | Form of study | Normal |
| Number of places * | 10 - 10 | ||
| *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made. | |||
| Course responsible |
Katja Tollmar Grillner <katja.grillner@arch.kth.se>
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| Teacher |
Sara Vall <sara.vall@arch.kth.se>
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| Target group | The course is a part of the course series Arkitektur och genus, which is directed towards a broadly defined feminist target group: for instance students of architecture, planning, design and art, professionals within these fields as well as those in other fields who are interested in architecture. |
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Autumn 13 for single courses students - To application
| Periods Autumn 13 | P1 (3.5 credits), P2 (4.0 credits) | Application code | 10001 |
| Start date | 16/09/2013 | End date | 2013 week: 51 |
| Language of instruction | English | Campus | KTH Campus |
| Number of lectures | Number of exercises | ||
| Tutoring time | Daytime | Form of study | Normal |
| Number of places * | 10 - 10 | ||
| *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made. | |||
| Course responsible |
Katja Tollmar Grillner <katja.grillner@arch.kth.se>
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| Target group | The course is a part of the course series Arkitektur och genus, which is directed towards a broadly defined feminist target group: for instance students of architecture, planning, design and art, professionals within these fields as well as those in other fields who are interested in architecture. |
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Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing tools for pursuing feminist interpretations of architecture and by extension creating new architecture. In the course we will study contemporary feminist theory and architectural practices and investigate how buildings and other built or arranged structures relate to them.
After the course the student has developed basic tools for pursuing feminist interpretations of architecture and by extention creating new architecture.
Course main content
In the course we will study contemporary feminist theory and architectural practices and investigate how buildings and other built or arranged structures relate to them. We will pursue a feminist critique of architectural culture and its relation to sexuality, ethnicity, class, and as preserving power in relation to ’masculinist’ aesthetics and taste. The course is structured around a series of concepts, such as for example hetero normativity, gender performance, and intersectionality, that are discussed in their relation to architecture.
Disposition
The course consists of a series of 10-12 lectures combined with workshop-assignments and seminar discussions.
Eligibility
- At least 30 credits' university studies.
- Documented proficiency in English B/English 6 or equivalent.
Prerequisites
Previous studies in art, design, architecture or/and gender studies, or corresponding work-experience gives a good background for the course. Contact the examiner for further information.
Literature
Litteraturlista ges vid kursstarten.
Examination
- MOM1 - Active Participation 80%, 5.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
- MOM2 - Accepted and Presented Assignment, 2.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
Requirements for final grade
MOM1 - Active Participation 80%, 5 credits, grade scale: P, F
MOM2 - Accepted and Presented Assignment, 2.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
To obtain final grade, both moments shall be passed.
Offered by
ABE/Architecture
Contact
Katja Grillner, grillner@kth.se
Examiner
Katja Tollmar Grillner <katja.grillner@arch.kth.se>
Add-on studies
The course is a part of the course series Arkitektur och Genus, which except from this course contains four courses of 7,5 cr each.
Version
Course plan valid from:
Autumn 10.
Examination information valid from:
Autumn 09.