Globalisation and Gender
Code: 107001 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sociocultural Gender Studies | OP | 3 |
| Sociocultural Gender Studies | OP | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria Prats Ferret
- Email:
- maria.prats@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
A good Catalan, Spanish, English reading comprehension is necessary to follow the course.
In person attendance and participation in class.
Objectives and Contextualisation
This is an optional Geography course. The field of study is global, although reference will also be made to local or regional case studies.
-The aim is to provide elements of reflection and analysis that help to understand the complexity and diversity of the relationships between human beings and the natural and social environment, from the perspective of feminist geography.
-The acquisition of the basic knowledge necessary to understand the changes brought about by the processes of globalization;
-The consolidation of basic concepts of social geography learned in the course "Gender, spaces and daily life";
-The training to interrelate concepts and problems of the different thematic units of the program;
-The ability to use the tools and content learned in other subjects of the degree to interpret geographical contexts from a gender perspective.
Learning Outcomes
- CM27 (Competence) Develop qualitative research methodologies in order to explore the roots of the processes that create and reproduce social and gender inequalities.
- CM28 (Competence) Incorporate a non-androcentric perspective to studies related to differences in urban and territorial mobility in rural migration.
- KM47 (Knowledge) Identify how gender relations influence the processes of social exchange in the area.
- KM48 (Knowledge) Interpret current world events based on gender, class, social and cultural diversity in different contexts (regional, urban and rural) and on different geographical scales.
- SM35 (Skill) Produce an organised and politically correct speech, orally and in writing, in the relevant language.
- SM41 (Skill) Use the main geographical indicators to compare the gender structure of society of different territorial units, and of different scales (mainly urban rather than rural).
- SM42 (Skill) Use technical vocabulary and use non-sexist and inclusive language.
Content
Contents
The content of the subject is divided into six thematic blocks, preceded by an introduction.
Introduction and objectives of the subject. Questions and expectations.
The concept and scales of globalization
Economic and geographical restructuring of capitalism
Population and gender movements
Geopolitics and the international gender agenda
Ecofeminism and political ecology
Inequalities, development and (de) colonial feminism
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Theoretical classes, explanations, discussions and debates; presentation of exercices. | 45 | 1.8 | CM27, KM48, SM35, SM42, CM27 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Exam, exercises and tutorials. | 30 | 1.2 | CM27, KM48, SM35, SM42, CM27 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Reading and personal study; elaboration of exercices and preparation of presentations. | 20 | 0.8 | CM27, CM28, KM47, KM48, SM35, SM41, SM42, CM27 |
Methodology
Contents will be developed through the following activities:
- Oral explanations;
- Reading books and articles;
- Watching documentaries and / or films;
- Exercices carried out in the classroom and / or outside the classroom, individually and in groups;
- Debates, oral presentations and student participation in the classroom or in virtual forums.
- Tutorials.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam | 40% | 5 | 0.2 | CM27, KM48, SM35, SM42 |
| Exercices | 45% | 15 | 0.6 | CM27, KM48, SM35, SM42 |
| Participation and attendance | 15% | 35 | 1.4 | CM27, CM28, KM47, KM48, SM35, SM41, SM42 |
Avaluació
This course will be evaluated on the following activities:
-march 2026: delivery exercice 1
-april 2026: delivery exercice 2
-may 2026: delivery exercice 3
-june 2026: global exam
-The whole semester: attendance, participation in debates, discussions of readings and oral presentations.
-The minimum global exam mark to average the rest of the marks must be equal to or higher than 5. In the re-evaluation period it will be possible to re-evaluate the failed exam to score up to 5.
-Late deliveries will not be accepted.
-Activities not presented will not be able to be re-evaluated and will score 0.
-Failed activities will not be re-evaluated. Its mark will be taken in account according to the percentages specified in Guia Docent.
-"Non-evaluable" applies only when no activity has been delivered. Delivering one or more activities implies losing the right to be "non-evaluable".
-The copying or plagiarism of material, both in the case of work and in the case of exams, constitute a crime that will be sanctioned with a 0 to the activity. In case of recidivism, the whole subject will have a 0 mark. A copy is a work that reproduces all or most of the work of another classmate. "Plagiarism" is the act of presenting all or part of a text by an author as one's own, without citing sources, whether on paper or in digital format.See UAB documentation on "plagiarism" at:
http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html
Assessment activities
Exam 40%
Oral presentations, attendance and participation 15%
Exercices 45%
Unique evaluation
Like the rest, but with a single delivery date, which will coincide with the date of the final exam.
IA
In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed in any of its phases. Any work that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or major penalties in serious cases.
Bibliography
Bibliography
ALBET, Abel, & BENACH, Núria (2012). Doreen Massey. Un sentido global del lugar. Barcelona: Icaria.
BECK, Ulrick (2002) La sociedad del riesgo global. Madrid: Siglo veintiuno.
BENERIA, Lourdes; BERIK, Gunselli & FLORO, Maria (2018) Género, desarrollo y globalización. Una visión desde la economía feminista, Barcelona: Edicions Bellaterra.
DATTA, Anindita et al. (eds.) (2020) Routledge Handbook of gender and feminist geographies, Londres: Routledge
DESAI, Vandana & POTTER, Rob (2002) The Companion to Development Studies, Londres: Arnold.
DOMOSH, Mona and SEAGER, Joni (2001) Putting Women in Place: Feminist Geographers make Sense of the World. Londres: The Guilford Press.
EATON, Heather & LORENTZEN, Lois Ann (2003) Ecofeminism & Globalization. Exploring culture, context and religion, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield.
ELLWOOD, Wayne (2007). Globalització. Barcelona: Intermón-Oxfam.
FEDERICI, Silvia (2019) Tornar a encantar el món: el feminisme i la política dels comuns, Manresa: Tigre de Paper.
GEORGE, Susan (2003) Otro mundo es possible si..., Barcelona: Icaria.
HEROD, Andrew (2009) Geographies of Globalization, Chichester: Blackwell.
IBARRA, M.Verónica; Escamilla-Herrera, Irma (eds. (2016) Geografías feministas de diversas latitudes, México, D.F.: Instituto de Geografía-UNAM.
KERN, Leslie (2021) Ciudad feminista. Barcelona: Bellaterra Edicions.
MANZANERA RUIZ, Roser; MIGUEL JUAN, Carmen & SÁNCHEZ MALDONADO, Vanessa (2013) Medio ambiente y desarrollo. Miradas desde ambos hemisferios. Granada: Universidad de Granada.
McDOWELL, Linda (2000) Género, identidad y lugar. Un estudio delas geografías feministas, València: Cátedra.
MIES, Maria & SHIVA, Vandana (2014). Ecofeminism. Londres: Zed Books.
MOMSEN, Janet H. (2020) Gender and Development. Londres: Routledge.
OBERHAUSER, Ann M.; FLURI; Jennifer L.; WHITSON, Risa; MOLLETT, Sharlene (2018). Feminist spaces. Gender and geography in a global context. Londres: Routledge.
RAMÍREZ DE HARO, G.; RODRÍGUEZ-CARMONA, A.; MACÍAS, A.; BALLARÍN, P. (eds.) (2002) Desarrollo y cooperación en zonas rurales de América Latina y África. Madrid: Catarata, pp. 185-199.
SASSEN, Saskia (2003). Contrageografías de la globalización. Género y ciudadanía en los circuitos transfronterizos. Madrid: Traficantes de Sueños
RODÓ-ZÁRATE, Maria (2021) Interseccionalitat. Desigualtats, llocs i emocions. Manresa: Tigre de Paper.
SEAGER, Joni (2018) The Women’s Atlas. Londres: Penguin.
SILVA, Joseli Maria; ORNAT, Marcio; CHIMIN JUNIOR, Alides Baptista (eds.) (2017), Diálogos Ibero-Latinoamericanos sobre geografías feministas e das sexualidades, Ponta Grossa: Todapalavra.
TRAUGER, Amy; FLURI, Jennifer L. (2019) Engendering development: capitalism and inequality in the global economy, Londres: Routledge.
VILLOTA, Paloma de (2005), Globalización y desigualdad de género, Madrid: Síntesis.
Revistes de referència
DOCUMENTS D’ANÀLISI GEOGRÀFICA, números monogràfics 14 (1989), 26 (1995), 35 (1999), 49 (2006), 65(3) (2019).
http://www.raco.cat/index.php/DocumentsAnalisi
GENDER, PLACE AND CULTURE. A Journal of Feminist Geography. Carfax Publishing. www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0966369X.asp
REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE GEOGRAFIA E GÊNERO. http://www.revistas2.uepg.br/index.php/rlagg
Software
no specific software required
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |