Subject:
This course is an introduction on how to employ various research methods in interdisciplinary social science from a critical and intersectional gender perspective. We will touch upon classic and modern debates regarding intersectional feminist methodologies.
Objective:
After this course, students will have a better understanding of intersectional feminist methodologies. They will be able to critically reflect upon the choice and application of research methods and analysis from an intersectional gender perspective in their own PhD research.
Design:
The course takes place over two full days, with lectures, discussions of literature, and conversations about the research projects of the participants.
The first day we will focus on intersectional perspectives and their translation into research methods, the second day we will discuss techniques and skills, and how to get to the intersectional aspects in the data.
During the course, we will pay attention to the different phases of the research process. In small group discussions, you will be asked to reflect on the various aspects of your own research project: research design, research question, operationalization, feminist research ethics, data collection, data-analysis and interpretation, and writing.
To receive a certificate, you must have submitted the assignment before the start of the course and actively participated in both days, meaning that you have read the assigned literature (two articles per session), prepared for discussions and contributed to the conversation.
Institutional context:
The course is designed as an interdisciplinary, interfaculty endeavour organised by Radboud University’s Gender & Diversity Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences), in collaboration with the Nijmegen School of Management and the Netherlands Graduate School of Gender Studies (NOG)
Participants:
The maximum is set at 25 PhD students in order to enable in-depth discussion. Advanced (R)MA students and other young researchers can participate, if and when the maximum number of PhD students has not been reached. The course is particularly relevant to students in the early stages of their PhD and (R)MA research projects.
Fee:
The participation fee is €200,-, which includes two full days of lectures/discussion, feedback on assignments, a certificate and coffee/tea during breaks. The course is free of charge for registered NOG members and PhD students from participating Radboud faculties.
Reading:
The assigned literature will be announced three weeks before the start of the course. Most of the literature is available in your university library. We will mail you the articles that are not available online.
Study load:
2 x 7 hours seminar days, 4 hours working on the assignments and an estimated 2 x 32 hours of reading (= 84 hours, 3 ECT).