Women, Citizenship & Conflict - ENG00161M

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Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 2 2025-26

Module aims

The module will focus on the relation between gender, (political) cause and diverse forms of intervention in relation to conflict. It also considers definitions of citizenship and asks what role these definitions play in defining womens ability to participate in conflict and its resolution. Women have had and continue to have an attenuated link with citizenship, frequently acquiring the rights to it only through their dependence on a male. This raises important questions, for instance in the context of sexual citizenship. This module will therefore look at gender, political causes and interventions with a view of delineating paths towards change and towards the feminization of peace. An important part of the module will be students choice of one cause and the interventions that were made in relation to that cause which students will research for their presentations and subsequent
write-up in essay form.

Module learning outcomes

The module gives students practice in the exercise of the basic skills of interpreting and critically analysing theories of gender, citizenship, conflict and conflict resolution in the context of the lived realities of contemporary politics.

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	50
Oral presentation/seminar/exam	50

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Module feedback

You will receive feedback on all assessed work within the University deadline, and will often receive it more quickly. The purpose of feedback is to inform your future work; it is designed to help you to improve your work, and the Department also offers you help in learning from your feedback. If you do not understand your feedback or want to talk about your ideas further you can discuss it with your module tutor, the MA Convenor or your supervisor, during their Consultation & Feedback Hours.

Indicative reading

• Afshar, Haleh and Deborah Eade, eds. (2003) Development, Women, and War. London: Oxfam.
• Al-Ali, Nadje Sadig (2007) Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present. London: Zed Books.
• Cockburn, Cynthia (2004) The Line: Women, Partition and the Gender Order in Cyprus. London: Zed Books.
• Cockburn, Cynthia (2007) From Where we Stand: War, Women's Activism and Feminist Analysis. London: Zed Books.
• Jacobs, Susie, Jacobson, Ruth and Jennifer Marchbank, eds. (2000) States of Conflict: Gender, Violence and Resistance. London: Zed Books.
• Jospeh, Ammu and Kalpana Sharma, eds. (2003) Terror and Counter Terror: Women Speak Out. London: Zed Books.
• Khoo, Agnes (2007) Life as the River Flows: Women and the Malayan Anti-colonial Struggle. Monmouth, Wales: Merlin Press.
• Moser, C. and F. Clark (2001) Gender, Armed Conflict and Political Violence. London: Zed Books.
• Yarwood, Lisa (2013) Women and Transitional Justice: The Experience of Women as Participants. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Yuval-Davis, Nira and Pnina Werbner, eds. (1999) Women, Citizenship and Difference. London: Zed Books.