Spring Semester (March 1 - May 31, 2021)
Course
Law and Gender 2021
Prof. Enrica Rigo
with
Prof. Antonella Massaro
Course Description:
The course will introduce different theoretical approaches that address the relation between law and gender: from critiques of the neutrality of the legal subject, to the gender mainstreaming approach and to more recent discussions on intersectionality.
Part of the seminar course will discuss case law relevant in the development of categories that are currently central to debates on law and gender, such as vulnerability, social reproduction, exploitation and consent.
The course will dedicate specific attention to the penal instrument contrasting violence against women at national and European level.
Part of the course will be dedicated to the discussion of gender representation in the media.
Fieldtrips:
The 2020-2021 course will be held on-line. Nevertheless students will have the opportunity to take part (on a voluntary basis) in two fieldtrips to the Casa internazionale delle donne and Casa delle donne Lucha y Siesta
Course Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, successful students will be familiar with the main issues related to law and gender and debated at international level. Furthermore successful students will be familiar with the main instruments implementing the gender mainstreaming approach.
Course Learning Activities:
The teaching methodology implemented during the seminar course will encourage the active participation of students and their involvement in the choice of coursework topics.
Assessment Tools:
The students will be evaluated for their active participation in the course activities, through coursework, and a final oral examination on the course topics.
Attendance Policy:
Students must attend at least 70% of the lessons
Course reading materials:
Reading materials will be distributed during the course.
Calendar
| Dates |
Theme |
Speaker |
| March 1 |
Presentation of the theoretical module |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 2 |
Presentation of the module on violence against women |
Antonella Massaro |
| March 4 |
Making trouble: a difficult definition of gender |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 8 |
Women Strike |
|
| March 9 |
Histories and theories of Legal Feminism |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 11 |
The Cedaw Convention |
Video Lesson by Loretta Bondi |
| March 15 |
Criminal Law and Gender: general framework |
Antonella Massaro |
| March 16 |
Gender violence: the crime of stalking (I)
|
Antonella Massaro |
| March 18 |
Gender violence: the crime of stalking (II)
|
Antonella Massaro |
| March 22 |
Situated view: Third World, Black Feminism and International law |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 23 |
Gender and Asylum: intersectional interpretation of law |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 25 |
Film: Harriet (2019)
Discussion: slavery and the history of black feminism |
Enrica Rigo |
| March 29 |
Film Boys don’t cry |
Antonella Massaro |
| March 30 |
Film Monster |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 1 |
Discussion on Boys don’t cry and Monster |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 5 |
Gender violence: sexual violence
|
Antonella Massaro |
| April 6 |
Masculinity and Italian Cinema |
Guest Speaker prof. Sergio Rigoletto - University of Oregon USA
|
| April 8 |
Gender violence: femicide/feminicide |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 12 |
Marxism and feminism: on the category of social reproduction |
Enrica Rigo |
| April 13 |
Discussion on video lessons on social reproduction |
Enrica Rigo |
| April 15 |
Discussion on video lessons on sex work |
Enrica Rigo |
| April 19 |
Film Milk |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 20 |
Film Pride |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 22 |
Discussion on films Milk and Pride |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 26 |
Culturally motivated crimes |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 27 |
The so called “Red code” in Italian legal system |
Antonella Massaro |
| April 29 |
Gender based crimes in the perspective of criminal trial: “secondary victimisation” |
Antonella Massaro |
| May 3 |
Discussion on documentary film “Processo per stupro” |
Antonella Massaro |
| May 4 |
Gender Equality Strategy in EU |
Antonella Massaro
|
| May 6 |
Gender based crimes: a comparative perspective |
Antonella Massaro
|
| May 10 |
Student’s Presentations |
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| May 11 |
Student’s Presentations |
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| May 13 |
Student’s Presentations |
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