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, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. How did British colonialism impact the way in which 19th century Indian social reformers conceived of gender questions
Do you think stereotypes about women originating in colonial times still exist today? Justify your response with the help of examples.
2. Discuss the importance of the works of Patricia Hill Collins and Audre Lorde in the context of Black feminism.
Describe and discuss Gayle Rubin's notion of sexual hierarchy.
How, according to you, would Gayle Rubin's pattern of sexual hierarchy differ from the pattern in India
Critically analyse the differences.
4. Distinguish between 'Cultural Essentialism' and 'Counter Cultural Essentialism' in the context of sexual identities in India.
5. Discuss the feminist critiques of the way in which knowledge is constructed in any two of the following disciplines:
Political Science History Economics.
6. What do you understand by the term 'Standpoint Epistemology' Discuss in the specific context of the feminist
critique of Philosophy.
7. Explain and discuss the viewpoints of Lacanian feminist theorists Juliet Mitchell and Jacqueline Rose in terms of their approach towards Freud and Lacan.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Gender Transgression
Bina Agarwal's'feminist environmentalism'
'Gay Shame' Vs 'Gay Pride'
Chipko Movement
Indigenous eco-feminism
Liberal feminism
Do you think stereotypes about women originating in colonial times still exist today? Justify your response with the help of examples.
2. Discuss the importance of the works of Patricia Hill Collins and Audre Lorde in the context of Black feminism.
Describe and discuss Gayle Rubin's notion of sexual hierarchy.
How, according to you, would Gayle Rubin's pattern of sexual hierarchy differ from the pattern in India
Critically analyse the differences.
4. Distinguish between 'Cultural Essentialism' and 'Counter Cultural Essentialism' in the context of sexual identities in India.
5. Discuss the feminist critiques of the way in which knowledge is constructed in any two of the following disciplines:
Political Science History Economics.
6. What do you understand by the term 'Standpoint Epistemology' Discuss in the specific context of the feminist
critique of Philosophy.
7. Explain and discuss the viewpoints of Lacanian feminist theorists Juliet Mitchell and Jacqueline Rose in terms of their approach towards Freud and Lacan.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Gender Transgression
Bina Agarwal's'feminist environmentalism'
'Gay Shame' Vs 'Gay Pride'
Chipko Movement
Indigenous eco-feminism
Liberal feminism
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