Feminist Theories and Organization Studies: Dialogue on the New Bases (6op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

http://www.kataja.eu/courses/course-descriptions/courses-2020/53-courses/all-courses-2020/general-courses/228-feminist-theories-and-organization-studies-critical-debates-and-practices-10-6-12-6-2020

Sisältö

Visiting professor: Alison Pullen, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Contact person: Professor Susan Meriläinen, University of Lapland
Timing: 10–12 June 2020
We are organising this course with kind support from the Finnish doctoral programme for business studies KATAJA.
More information and how to apply for the course: KATAJA web pages
Please note that this particular course is based on applications, not WebOodi registration. We recommend you read carefully the guidelines on KATAJA web pages.

Aika ja paikka

June 2025 (4.-6.6.2025), University of Lapland, Pyhätunturi

The students will write a 10-15-page final research report and submit it one month after the intensive course. Active participation in discussions during the intensive 3-day period is expected.

Opetusmenetelmät

This course focuses on contemporary feminist theoretical debates in the field of organization and management studies. The aim is to enable students to develop a critical appreciation of different feminist approaches to the study of organization, organizing and social relations at work. During the course, central feminist theories will be scrutinized to see how they theorize power differences and are able to reveal different forms of discrimination and processes of inclusion and exclusion, as well as offer emancipatory possibilities for change in contemporary organizations. To address and challenge inequalities in organizations students will be acquainted with new theorizing on connections between contemporary feminisms and different forms of ethics, including moralities, which are based on affective solidarity, ethics of care and recognition-based ethics.
After completing the course, students will be better able to:
* create dialogue and compare different streams of feminist theorizing in the field of management and organization studies.
* analyse power differences and processes of inclusion and exclusion, discrimination, and emancipation in contemporary organizations.
* generate contemporary, innovative research questions within the framework of current feminist debates.
* handle theoretical topics orally and in a written form, at a level appropriate for a doctoral students.