Welcome to the department Gender Studies of the Ruhr-University Bochum
Gender Studies in a relatively young research discipline, in which the categories of gender and sex are analyzed in varying historical, cultural, and political contexts. Gender shows the social and cultural constructions of sex, gender, and their associated roles and norms. Gender as a social category does not stand alone, rather always in combination with other categories such as race, ethnicity, and age.
Students learn an intersectional approach to gender hierarchies and realities and cast critical perspectives on gender and gender relationships. Research areas and discourses include postcolonial studies, disability, studies, masculinity, queer studies, and critical whiteness. Interdisciplinarity shapes researching and teaching gender here at Ruhr-University Bochum. At home at the Faculties of Social Science, History and Philology, the department and its two study programmes are conducted by six network chairs with expertises in Gender Studies. Researchers, teachers and students equally benefit from the dynamic scientific processes evolving from this fruitful intedisciplinary fusion of research and teaching. The knowledge and competency about how social injustice works, how social categories are constructed and how to develop strategies to implement equal opportunities, are essential key qualifications which gain more and more importance in today's societies.
News
16.02.2016
Consultation hour in lecture-free timeThe consultation hour Gender Studies of Maximiliane Brand in lecture-free time will be on Tuesdays from 10-12:00. Please register into the list on the door.
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Faculties of core teaching in Gender Studies
Faculty of Philology | Faculty of Social Science |
Faculty of History |
Institute of Media ScienceProf. Dr. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky Prof. Dr. Eva Warth Professor of Film and Television- construction of gender in film and television
Research assistant to Prof. Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky |
Gender StudiesProf. Dr. Katja Sabisch
M. A. Maximiliane Brand Academic advisor/ Research assistant
M. A. Stefanie Aunkofer Research assistant for the project "Fathers in parenthood leave"
M. A. Anike Krämer Research assistant for the project "Intersexuality among children in NRW" |
Department of History Prof. Dr. Maren Lorenz
Dr. Muriel Gozález Athenas Research assistant |
Roman DepartmentProf. Dr. Lieselotte Steinbrügge Professor of Roman Philology, especially didactics of Roman Literature |
Department SociologyProf. Dr. Heike KahlertProfessor of Sociology/Social inequality and Gender |
Institute of Art HistoryPD Dr. Änne SöllProfessor of Modern and Contemporary Art History |
Marie-Jahoda-GuestprofessorshipProf. Jonathan D. Katz, Ph.D. Professor for Art History
Coordination of Marie-Jahoda Guestprofessorship/Research assistant to the chair of Sociology/Social inequality and Gender |
Prizes and Recognition
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Lore Agnes Prize 2005 The Gender Studies Program at RUB was awarded the Lore Agnes Prize on 10.11.2005.
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