Gender and disciplinary norms: Does it matter in my teaching?
Is your discipline gender neutral? Does gender and other social categories matter in your teaching? While a gender equality perspective is regarded as a central quality criteria for higher education it is not always so easy to get sight of how gender intersects with particular disciplines, with regard to participants, practices, and norms.
Date: Friday 11 October 2024
Time: 09.00 – 12.00
Location: Campus Albano, House 4. Lärosal 28
About the workshop
The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) requests that equality between women and men must be taken into account and promoted in the processes at every level of the HEI’s organizations. Gender has also been discussed internationally in relation to higher education over decades. Vertical and horizontal gender segregation, glass ceilings or sticky floors are only some of the keywords in the policy debate on women and men in the university. However, much of the policy debate focuses on overarching, non-discipline specific issues. In this workshop we will highlight how gender can be understood as intersecting with disciplines in different ways, thereby illuminating what “a gender perspective” can mean for university teachers in different disciplines.
In this workshop, we will discuss how gender (and other categories of difference) intersect with disciplinary practices and norms. We will provide a framework for reflecting on gender as not only related to the number of women and men, but as entangled with disciplinary cultures and disciplinary knowledge. How does gender matter in the teaching of history, physics, languages etc.? The workshop will take the participants’ experiences of teaching as a starting point for the workshop exercises. As such, participants will be able to contribute with their experiences of working with gender equality in their own disciplines.
The purpose of this workshop is -in line with national initiatives for more equal participation, to discuss topics related to gender and teaching in higher education with a starting point in the experiences of the participants in their disciplines.
Workshop leader is Anna Danielsson, Professor at the Department of Teaching and Learning
Preparations and litterature
Readings will be sent out by the workshop leaders about a week prior to the workshop.
Registration
The workshop is aimed at all teaching staff and educational managers, regardless of subject affiliation, at Stockholm University. Participation is free of charge. Book your place in good time, as places are limited. First come, first served is applied.
Organizer is the Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching (CeUL). CeUL offers workshops on a variety of teaching and learning topics with the aim to support and stimulate engaging and high-quality teaching at all levels at Stockholm University.
The workshop offers an opportunity to explore and develop academic teaching skills that falls under category 2. Role model and mentor. The workshop offers tools and ideas for a professional approach to teaching.
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Last updated: September 4, 2024
Source: Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching