Course coordinator
Associate Professor Nicole George
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Going beyond commonplace perceptions that equate violence with men and victim-hood with women, this course examines how masculine and feminine roles are constructed and embodied in conflict and peacemaking. We examine the gendered expectations borne by men in conflict, the varied roles women play in the prosecution of conflict, the gendered face of conflict-related violence and the need for greater attention to gender in all efforts to build peace and resolve conflict. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (and later follow-up resolutions), will form an important focal point for deliberation in this course, alongside other historical and contemporary case-studies. Students will gain enhanced gender analysis skills and an understanding of how and why these are pertinent to assessments of conflict, insecurity and peace-building.
This course is designed to increase student understanding of how gender is pertinent to the study of peace and conflict.ﾠThe course has three aims: 1) to build students' understanding of conceptual debates on gender, masculinities, and feminist theory and the relevance of these debates to the broader fields of peace and conflict studies, international relations, and security studies; 2) to increase students' critical understanding of varying global, regional, and local policy approaches to building gendered security; and 3) to develop students' analytical skills through the application of theoretical and conceptual knowledge to empirical and grounded case studies of gender and conflict in historical and contemporary contexts.ﾠStudents will graduate the course with increased sensitivity to the ways gendered stereotypes shape mainstream perceptions of men's and women's experiences of conflict, the ways these stereotypes are challenged, and the benefits as well as the insecurities that are generated as a result of such challenges.ﾠﾠ
In the opening weeks of the course we examine where and how critical approaches to gender, security and peace intersect. From here we examine gender and security policy frameworks, where these have expanded possibilities for gender inclusive peace and where constraints remain. In the remaining weeks we take a more thematic approach, combining a conceptual and empirical focus to examine topics such as the differing status of male and female combatants in formal and informal militaries; gender and peacebuilding; gender and Indigenous knowledge as it is pertinent to peace and conflict; gender and United Nations-led peacekeeping operations; sexual and gender-based violence in conflict; gender and violent extremisim; and "queering" the women peace and security agenda
NB: Please be aware that some content in thisﾠcourse draws on material that may cause strong emotional reactions for some students due to descriptions of and/or scenes depicting acts of violence, acts of war, or sexual violence and its aftermath. If needed, please take care of yourself while watching/reading this material (leaving classroom to take a water/bathroom break, debriefing with a friend, contacting the University Student Support services.ﾠ Expectations are that we all will be respectful of our class colleagues when this material is discussed and that we will create an environment for discussion that reflects tolerance.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Associate Professor Nicole George
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Classes for Semester 1, 2025 will take place on Wednesdays from 4.00-6.00 pm in Room 371 building 46.
Aims and outcomes
- To build students' understanding of conceptual debates on gender, masculinities, and feminist theory and their relevance to the broader fields of peace and conflict studies, international relations, and security studies.
- To increase students' critical understanding of varying global, regional, and local policy approaches to building gendered security.
- To develop students' analytical skills through the application of conceptual knowledge to empirical and grounded case studies of gender and conflict in historical and contemporary contexts.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Understand how gender is socially constructed and how this places particular burdens on women and men in conflict.
LO2.
Critically assess essentialised depictions of women's and men's roles in conflict and peacebuilding.
LO3.
Undertake a gendered analysis of conflict, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation processes.
LO4.
Understand why differential gendered outcomes are experienced by women and men in various phases and approaches to conflict resolution.
LO5.
Critically assess the content and impact of international policy which draws attention to the relationship between gender, peace, and security.
LO6.
Show evidence of digital literacy and increased capacity to use communication technologies to present research findings.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation/ Student contribution | Engaged attendance in seminars | 10% |
26/02/2025 - 16/04/2025 29/04/2025 - 28/05/2025 |
| Reflection | Critical Reflection on News Item (1000 words) | 15% |
28/03/2025 4:00 pm |
| Creative Production/ Exhibition, Product/ Design |
Group Podcast
|
25% |
9/05/2025 4:00 pm |
| Essay/ Critique | Final Research Essay (4000 words) | 50% |
9/06/2025 4:00 pm |
Assessment details
Engaged attendance in seminars
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Participation/ Student contribution
- Weight
- 10%
- Due date
26/02/2025 - 16/04/2025
29/04/2025 - 28/05/2025
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
Attendance and participation will be recorded and marked with a possible 10 marks to be awarded in total. To earn full marks you will need to demonstrate a familiarity with key arguments in weekly readings and a capacity to engage in class discussion in an informed and relevant way each week. If you have to miss a seminar you should submit a reading report that demonstrates your engagement with the texts and themes for discussion for this week. This will be taken into account and marked as seminar attendance. This must be submitted by email to Nicole before the commencement of the following weeks seminar.
Assessment tasks are intended to evaluate a student’s abilities, skills, and knowledge. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment instructions, assessments are to be completed without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT). Failure to comply with this direction may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Reading reports must be submitted within one calendar week of the class that is missed. Late submissions of reading reports will not be accepted.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Critical Reflection on News Item (1000 words)
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Reflection
- Weight
- 15%
- Due date
28/03/2025 4:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04
Task description
Select a recent news media item or image that discusses or depicts a contemporary conflict. Explain how gendered language is used in the report to construct women's or men's participation in and responses to conflict. Explain how the writing upholds or challenges gendered stereotypes that shape how we think about experiences of peace or of conflict. Give consideration to the ways these representations might present different sorts of opportunities for women, men, and potentially also for queer and trans people.
Assessment tasks are intended to evaluate a student’s abilities, skills, and knowledge. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment instructions, assessments are to be completed without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT). Failure to comply with this direction may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin.
In uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university.
When you successfully submit your assessment to Turnitin after previewing the uploaded document (to make sure that you have chosen the correct file), you should see the “Submission Complete!” message. After this, a downloadable Digital Receipt will display on your Assignment Dashboard. It is your responsibility to download the Digital Receipt as proof of submission. Turnitin will not send this receipt to you automatically.
If you don’t see the downloadable receipt on your assignment dashboard, you should regard your submission as unsuccessful.
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again, then email your course coordinator immediately.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
If you have a case for extension for the due dates of your assessment items you may apply for an extension. These decisions are managed centrally althogh may sometimes be forwarded to me for approval. Please lodge these requests as soon as you can, explain your circumstances clearly and provide supporting documentation if you can. Use this link https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-extension. It is important to understand that extensions are only granted in extenuating circumstances. Having a number of pieces of assessment due at the same time is not grounds for an extension. Professional work requirements which may interfere with you study schedule, illness or misadventure are of course all considered valid reasons for requesting an extension but supporting documentation may also be requested to validate your request.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Unless an extension is granted, penalties for late submission apply. Students are penalised 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item for every calendar day that an assessment item is late.
Marks will be deducted each day for up to 7 calendar days, at which point the submitted item will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each 24-hour block is triggered from the time the submission is due.
Group Podcast
- Team or group-based
- Mode
- Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia
- Category
- Creative Production/ Exhibition, Product/ Design
- Weight
- 25%
- Due date
9/05/2025 4:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06
Task description
Select a case study on an aspect of the Gender, Peace and Security agenda that interests you and work in groups of two-three people to develop a 10 minute podcast that tackles one aspect of that case. You should aim to combine a variety of materials including your own vocal presentations of writing on the case, other secondary source readings as well as primary source material in the form of interview material, segments from media reports, even creative writing and music. You will be marked on your capacities to weave a catchy, interesting and academically significant story together from your sources that is also relevant to broader critical debate on WPS in theory, policy, and practice. There will be time to access media recording platforms and to discuss your ideas with Nicole and to progress the assignment.
See the Week 6 folder on the Blackboard course learning resources page for more information about this assessment task, access to tools that will help you develop your podcast and some advice about practical tips and tricks.
It will be very important to attend the seminar in Week 6 so that you are well prepared for this task. Also read the assessment criteria carefully so that you understand how this piece of work will be assessed.
Assessment tasks are intended to evaluate a student’s abilities, skills, and knowledge. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment instructions, assessments are to be completed without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT). Failure to comply with this direction may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
When your audio file is complete - you may upload it to the submission link provided on blackboard. Please include your name(s) in the filename title so your submission is easily identifiable.
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin.
In uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university.
When you successfully submit your assessment to Turnitin after previewing the uploaded document (to make sure that you have chosen the correct file), you should see the “Submission Complete!” message. After this, a downloadable Digital Receipt will display on your Assignment Dashboard. It is your responsibility to download the Digital Receipt as proof of submission. Turnitin will not send this receipt to you automatically.
If you don’t see the downloadable receipt on your assignment dashboard, you should regard your submission as unsuccessful.
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again, then email your course coordinator immediately.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
If you have a case for extension for the due dates of your assessment items you may apply for an extension. These decisions are managed centrally althogh may sometimes be forwarded to me for approval. Please lodge these requests as soon as you can, explain your circumstances clearly and provide supporting documentation if you can. Use this link https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-extension. It is important to understand that extensions are only granted in extenuating circumstances. Having a number of pieces of assessment due at the same time is not grounds for an extension. Professional work requirements which may interfere with you study schedule, illness or misadventure are of course all considered valid reasons for requesting an extension but supporting documentation may also be requested to validate your request.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Unless an extension is granted, penalties for late submission apply. Students are penalised 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item for every calendar day that an assessment item is late.
Marks will be deducted each day for up to 7 calendar days, at which point the submitted item will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each 24-hour block is triggered from the time the submission is due.
Final Research Essay (4000 words)
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 50%
- Due date
9/06/2025 4:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04, L05
Task description
This research essay requires you to devise a question to frame your research on women peace and security and to draw on theoretical and conceptual literature as well as the empirical material developed in your case study to make an argument in response to that question. In this piece of work you will be required to demonstrate how your theoretical and conceptual knowledge frames your discussion of the empirical material. That is to say, this is not simply an essay which lists facts, but rather an essay which shows how theory and concepts allow us to understand the significance of the empirical or factual material. Nicole will be available to guide you as you develop and refine your essay topic and research question. Please see Blackboard assessment page for more information and to access the assessment criteria that will be used to grade submissions.
Each essay submission will also be require students to participate in a recorded zoom session (in accordance with Appendix 1 of UQ’s Assessment Procedure) with the course coordinator or tutor who marks their essay. Students will be required to respond to a question that is not known in advance regarding their essay, followed by 1-2 follow-up questions.
a. If the marker is satisfied that the essay demonstrates the skills and learning outcomes linked to the essay to a tolerable standard, then = pass and the original essay grade stands.
b. If the marker is not satisfied, then the student receives a fail for the task.
Students must receive a pass in the ‘essay oral response’ to pass this course. Students who do not receive a pass on the oral response task can only receive an overall grade of 3 or less for the course. Students who receive an overall score of 3 in the Course may be eligible to apply for supplementary assessment
Assessment tasks are intended to evaluate a student’s abilities, skills, and knowledge. Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the assessment instructions, assessments are to be completed without the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT). Failure to comply with this direction may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin.
In uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university.
When you successfully submit your assessment to Turnitin after previewing the uploaded document (to make sure that you have chosen the correct file), you should see the “Submission Complete!” message. After this, a downloadable Digital Receipt will display on your Assignment Dashboard. It is your responsibility to download the Digital Receipt as proof of submission. Turnitin will not send this receipt to you automatically.
If you don’t see the downloadable receipt on your assignment dashboard, you should regard your submission as unsuccessful.
If the submission was not successful:
- Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).
- Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again.
- If you cannot submit again, then email your course coordinator immediately.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
If you have a case for extension for the due dates of your assessment items you may apply for an extension. These decisions are managed centrally althogh may sometimes be forwarded to me for approval. Please lodge these requests as soon as you can, explain your circumstances clearly and provide supporting documentation if you can. Use this link https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-extension. It is important to understand that extensions are only granted in extenuating circumstances. Having a number of pieces of assessment due at the same time is not grounds for an extension. Professional work requirements which may interfere with you study schedule, illness or misadventure are of course all considered valid reasons for requesting an extension but supporting documentation may also be requested to validate your request.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Unless an extension is granted, penalties for late submission apply. Students are penalised 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item for every calendar day that an assessment item is late.
Marks will be deducted each day for up to 7 calendar days, at which point the submitted item will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each 24-hour block is triggered from the time the submission is due.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 2 (Fail) |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course.of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course.of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 4 (Pass) |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 5 (Credit) |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 6 (Distinction) |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
| 7 (High Distinction) |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Please see assessment criteria files provided for each assessment task on the course blackboard site These provide detailed explantions of how the marking criteria are applied for each piece of gradeable work submitted for this course. |
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
Word Length Penalty
Unless otherwise indicated, in the case of written submissions with a specified word count, you are given a +10% leeway on the upper word limit. If your written submission is over this leeway limit, it will attract a 10 percentage point penalty. For example, if your essay is 1,500 words, you may write up to 1,650 before attracting a word count penalty. If your essay exceeds the upper word limit, it will attract a 10% word count penalty. Therefore, if your essay is worth 40 marks, you will lose 4 marks from your allotted grade. Unless specified, penalties only apply to exceeding the word length, not for failure to write a sufficient amount.
Students should note:
• The Author-date in-text referencing system will count toward the word length;
• References in the Footnote referencing system will not count toward the word length. If you are using footnotes, any content included in footnotes beyond the specific text reference will count towards the word length.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
Essay Guide
The School of Political Science and International Studies Essay Guide can be downloaded from the School’s Student Support webpage.
The Guide sets out guidelines you should follow in preparing written assignments.
Essay Writing Assistance
The School of Political Science and International Studies schedules regular “drop-in” sessions designed to provide one-on-one advice and assistance in essay planning and writing.
There is no need to make an appointment and you are encouraged to bring your essay with you.
The day and time of these sessions will be finalized at the beginning of each semester and published on the Student Support webpage.
Student Services
Student services offer a variety of short courses during the semester which will help you improve your study, research and writing skills and thus your academic performance in this course.
Library Resources
UQ Library offers training in software, assignment writing, research skills, and publishing and research management.
The University’s library holdings for Political Science and International Studies are primarily located in the Central Library.
There is a help desk in the Library. Students are also welcome to contact the BEL/HASS Librarians for assistance.
Email: librarians@library.uq.edu.au
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Week 1 (24 Feb - 02 Mar) |
Seminar |
Introduction to the Course Introduction to each other; presentation of course outline, weekly topics, and assessment; and discussion of norms and expectations for the course. |
Week 2 (03 Mar - 09 Mar) |
Seminar |
Critical perspectives on Gender, Peace and Security This seminar will introduce gender as a concept and as a lens for examining conflict, conflict transition and gendered insecurity. It will familiarise students with debates on gender, feminism, masculinities and intersectionality. We will reflect on how these concepts are pertinent to analysis of violence, conflict and efforts to build peace. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 3 (10 Mar - 16 Mar) |
Seminar |
Gender, Peace, and Security: Policy and Practice This seminar examines the institutional architecture known as Women Peace and Security (WPS) in global politics. We examine the evolution of the Security Council Resolutions that structure the WPS agenda, focussing on the pillar areas of Protection, Prevention, Participation and Demobilisation and Recovery (DDR). We also examine the National Action Plan mechanism taken up by more than 100 individual governments who have committed to implementing this agenda in national policy. From here we will consider how WPS policy responds to different sorts of security challenges and the (gendered) insecurities that are also omitted from this agenda. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04 |
Week 4 (17 Mar - 23 Mar) |
Seminar |
Gender, Militarism and Combat Formal military institutions are increasingly opening up their ranks to include the active participation of women. Informal militia's have long relied on women's support in combatant and non-combatant roles. In this seminar we investigate how gendered ideas shape debates about combat, examining the powerful stereotypes that tend to associate militarism unproblematically with masculine aggression, those that frame women's experiences of conflict in victimsing ways and how these are challenged in practice. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04 |
Week 5 (24 Mar - 30 Mar) |
No student involvement (Breaks, information) |
Reflection and writing week: No Seminar No classes Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 6 (31 Mar - 06 Apr) |
Seminar |
How to make a podcast This weeks class is focussed on the technical skills required for you to complete your second assessment task and is focussed on "how to make a podcast". The learning resource folder provides you with links to documents and websites that provide information on how to design, record and edit a podcast. At the end of this class you will have familiarity with the tools you need to develop your pod-casts. You will have finalised the team you will work with and you will have also devised a suitable topic for your assessment. You may use academic writing, media reports and creative writing, music and artwork as your sources. Let your imagination run wild - and bring your inventiveness to the task. Learning outcomes: L06 |
Week 7 (07 Apr - 13 Apr) |
Seminar |
Gender, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding Women are often cast as having a natural capacity for conflict mediation and peacebuilding yet their contributions to peacebuilding are often only recognised as meaningful at the community or grass-roots level. The result is that they are frequently denied participation at higher levels of formal peace negotiations. In this seminar we examine how and why this occurs and the impacts of this selective recognition of women's conflict mediation skills. We also consider the challenges that women peacebuilders may face if their conflict mediation efforts are viewed as an inherent, reflexive response to conflict rather than a political skill that might be beneficial to their communities in the longer-term. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 8 (14 Apr - 20 Apr) |
Seminar |
Gender and United Nations Peacekeeping What gendered controversies have surrounded the UN's involvement in peacekeeping operations? This week we examine how UN peacekeeping operations have evolved, and how they fit within a broader global political and economic order which privileges statebuilding as a key aspect of peacebuilding. How and why are these initiatives subject to critique and gendered scandal? Why has the UN moved to develop all female peacekeeping units? How effective are these initiatives? Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Mid-sem break (21 Apr - 27 Apr) |
No student involvement (Breaks, information) |
Nonteaching week : Mid-semester break |
Week 9 (28 Apr - 04 May) |
Seminar |
Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Based Violence Increased international attention has become focussed on the perpetration of sexual violence and assault as a standard tactic of war. This attention has contributed to a global movement to bring an end to this brutal form of discriminatory violence. But sexual violence is a complex phenomenon and critical debate rages about the way this issue is framed and the goals that animate activists working on this challenge. In this seminar we consider why sexual violence features as such a prevalent gendered experience of conflict? Further we ask what purposes these forms of violence serve and what responses are best suited to address the needs of those who are exposed to this violence; victims who may be both women and men? Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06 |
Week 10 (05 May - 11 May) |
Seminar |
Gender, Indigenous knowledge and conflict resolution Although UNSCR 1325 gives explicit recognition to Indigenous peace practices, these are often overlooked when efforts are made to develop more gender inclusive approaches to peacebuilding. This seminar will examine where and how Indigenous knowledge can be enabling for women peacebuilders but also the ways in which Indigenous knowledge claims can become politicised to impede the progression of gender-inclusive peace. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 11 (12 May - 18 May) |
Seminar |
Queering Gender, Peace and Security This week we will consider what it means to broaden the debate on WPS in global politics to include a more expansive focus on gender and sexuality. We know that people of diverse sexual and gender orientations are often the targets of extreme violence during conflict which can continue during the post-conflict transition period, as societies seek to rebuild and attain an imagined "pre-conflict normal". On the other hand, there are countries that seek to build a more just, fair and gender inclusive society in the wake of conflict and expressly focus on sex and gender diverse populations as part of this effort. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 12 (19 May - 25 May) |
Seminar |
Gender and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) The rise of extremist violence in the past two decades has become a strong focus of security studies and security policy-making as experts struggle to understand and arrest this phenomenon. The Countering Violent Extremism policy agenda has also become a more important focus of global and local debate in women, peace and security deliberations, particularly given the emphasis placed on women's peacebuilding and conflict mediation skills. But as with the gender and peacebuilding debate, there has been a noticeable tendency for advocates to fall back on gendered stereotypes of masculine aggression and feminised pacifism. In this class we reflect on these complexities, how this debate can be constructed in ways that racialise particular groups, and the extent to which extreme misogyny, homo-and transphobia has increasingly become evident as a motivation for some extremist violence in a range of contexts. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 13 (26 May - 01 Jun) |
Seminar |
Course Summary and Review This week we reflect on lessons from the course and conclude with some discussion on research and writing strategies as you approach your final essay for course. Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.