Exam Details
| Subject | Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | P.G. Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies | |
| Department | School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. "The emergence of the women's question reveals the manner in which Indian feminists negotiated western ideas, accepted many, and re-worked them to create a parallel but distinct account of the women's question." Comment.
2. Discuss the theoretical background of western ecofeminism with specific references to the contributions of Sherry Ortner, and its critique.
3. Critically analyse the relationship between lesbian politics and the mainstream feminist movement in India. According to you, what are some ways of improving this relationship?
4. Discuss the feminist critique of science with the help of examples from any two specific disciplines.
Explain the main aspects of Freudian theory pertaining to female sexuality.
Discuss the positions of two feminist detractors who disagreed with Freud's theory.
6. Analyse the notion of the 'non -normative' in the context of caste, disability and the female body.
7. Discuss the theoretical premise of queer theory and explain the notions of 'gay shame' and 'gay pride' in the context of this theory.
8. Write short notes on any four:
Division of reality into dichotomous categories
Third World Feminism
Oscar Wilde
Personal is Political
Sappho's Lesbos
2. Discuss the theoretical background of western ecofeminism with specific references to the contributions of Sherry Ortner, and its critique.
3. Critically analyse the relationship between lesbian politics and the mainstream feminist movement in India. According to you, what are some ways of improving this relationship?
4. Discuss the feminist critique of science with the help of examples from any two specific disciplines.
Explain the main aspects of Freudian theory pertaining to female sexuality.
Discuss the positions of two feminist detractors who disagreed with Freud's theory.
6. Analyse the notion of the 'non -normative' in the context of caste, disability and the female body.
7. Discuss the theoretical premise of queer theory and explain the notions of 'gay shame' and 'gay pride' in the context of this theory.
8. Write short notes on any four:
Division of reality into dichotomous categories
Third World Feminism
Oscar Wilde
Personal is Political
Sappho's Lesbos
Other Question Papers
Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
- Gender And Life Narratives
- Gender And Power
- Gendered Bodies And Sexualities
- Gendered Nation
- Postmodernism And Gender
- Research Methods
- Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies
- Women And Political Process
- Women And Social Structure
- Women In The Economy