Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity [WiSe 2021/22]
The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted persistent areas of systemic inequality that are inscribed in social-cultural structures. Protests surrounding BlackLivesMatter around the world and gender-related activities, such as Women’s March and #MeToo, have led to demands for greater diversity and inclusion in businesses as well as all other areas of society. This certificate aims to give students the tools for understanding how gender and sexuality intersect with other areas of identity and social experience so as to recognize and combat continued forms of inequality in work and in their private lives. Aiming to promote respect, tolerance and culture-sensitive communication, the certificate adds a valuable extra qualification for those wishing to work in organizations and businesses committed to diversity.
Getting Started & Course Offerings
The certificate can be acquired by any student at the JLU. The certificate consists of three modules with a total of 20 credit points, and it needs to be concluded with a final report. The certificate course will be offered in the Winter Semester of 2021/22 for the first time. To acquire the certificate, students need to take additional courses to the required courses in their respective degree programs.
In your first semester you will need to attend and achieve graded credit for one of the two introductory courses that will be taught by Prof. Dr. Greta Olson (Faculty 05) and Dr. Veronika Zablotsky (Faculty 03):
Title: Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity Studies
Lecturer: Prof. Greta Olson
Schedule: Mo. 6 - 8 p.m.
Title: Feminist Critical Race & Ethnic Studies (FB 03)
Lecturer: Dr. Veronika Zablotsky
Schedule: Mo. 4 - 6 p.m.
Additionally, students must also participate in one of the following seminars:
Title: Beyond Bostock: Sexual Orientation, the Supreme Court, and the US Constitution (FB 05)
Lecturer: Laura Borchert
Schedule: Tue. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Title: Politik, Medien und Gender (FB 03)
Lecturer: Ina Daßbach
Schedule: Mon. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Title: Homosexualität im ostmittel- und osteuropäischen Film (FB 05)
Lecturer: Dr. Franz Schindler
Schedule: Tue. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Title: Transnational Feminism(s) and Social Justice (FB 03)
Lecturer: Dr. Veronika Zablotsky
Schedule: Tue. 12 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Title: Feministische und Postkoloniale Perspektiven in Theorie und Praxis (FB 03)
Lecturer: Dr. Veronika Zablotsky
Schedule: Tue. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
In order to register for one of the courses, please contact the Head of the English Department’s student assistants at:
hiwis.geschaeftsfuehrunganglistik@anglistik.uni-giessen.de.
Of course, you may also e-mail the assistants for any general inquiries regarding the certificate.