| Literatur |
Elshtain, J. B. (1982). On beautiful souls, just warriors and feminist consciousness. Women’s Studies International Forum, 5(3–4), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-5395(82)90043-7
Enloe, C. H. (2014). Bananas, beaches and bases: Making feminist sense of international politics (Second edition). University of California Press.
Gentry, C. E., & Sjoberg, L. (2015). Beyond mothers, monsters, whores: Thinking about women’s violence in global politics. Zed Books.
Quest, H., & Messerschmidt, M. (2017). Männlichkeiten im Konflikt. Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, 6(2), 259–290. JSTOR.
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| Bemerkung |
This introduction to peace and conflict studies focuses on perspectives critical of power structures. The seminar begins by examining key concepts related to conflict, war, violence, peace, and security in order to establish a theoretical foundation.
In the second part of the seminar, we will explore feminist and postcolonial approaches to develop an intersectional gender perspective on conflict, war, and peace. Among other topics, we will address the following concepts: gender-based violence (GBV), gender-specific and racialized logics of war and conflict, the construction of (militarized) masculinities and femininities, and so forth. To grasp these concepts, we will work with images, videos and narratives stemming’s from newspaper articles and OI/NGOs/government reports, but also from social media posts and movies/TV series.
In the final part of the seminar, we will conduct a critical analysis of following topics: inter-state war, counterterrorism, and peace and post-conflict interventions. For each of these topics, we will examine a visual representation drawn from popular culture. In a group presentation, you will conduct a (war) film analysis with the help of feminist and postcolonial approaches to inquire about narratives and representations of war, conflict, and post-conflict intervention.
Students enrolled in this course are expected to participate actively and prepare the weekly reading. This seminar concludes with a module exam for Module 4, which takes the form of an oral exam partly in English, partly in German at the end of the semester. The exam covers material from the seminar as well as content from the lecture “International Relations and Global Governance/ Internationale Beziehungen und Global Governance”. At the beginning of the semester, the relevant coursework and exam requirements will be explained in detail.
Important note:
No seminar will take place on Thursday, December 17, 2026. Instead, it will be replaced by bloc-seminar on January 7, 2027 from 10:15 until 13:45.
Requirements for Successful Participation
Regular attendance at seminar sessions, active participation in discussions, group work, and presentations, as well as reading the required texts in English, are prerequisites for successful participation for all students. |
