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Objectives
The
Department of Social Anthropology and History of the University of the
Aegean offers a Postgraduate Studies Program entitled Women and Gender:
Anthropological and Historical Approaches, which awards a Master of Arts
(MA) degree.
The
Program’s objective is to advance the level of education of scientists and
researchers who specialize in Women and Gender Studies, in order to be in a
position to respond to the need of today’s multicultural societies by
promoting the principle of equality on the basis of otherness in all
domains. The Program is interdisciplinary and combines Social Anthropology
and History, as well as these disciplines’ articulation with a series of
other related disciplines such as Economics, Political Philosophy,
Socio-linguistics, and Art. An additional innovation characterizing the
Program concerns its theoretical and methodological approaches, which
facilitate linkages between the knowledge obtained from the study of
non-western societies and cultures on gender issues and the respective
dialogue developed in Greece over the same issues. Consequently, the
elements distinguishing this Program are its interdisciplinary character,
deriving from the interdisciplinary orientation of the Department of Social
Anthropology and History to which it belongs, as well as the emphasis on
qualitative research methods and particularly on the ethnographic approach.
Objectives of the Postgraduate Program:
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Promoting research and scholarly knowledge in the area of Women’s and
Gender Studies that will enhance the systematic study of the gendered
character of social relations and facilitate the documentation of
gender-related social inequality.
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Developing new research approaches in scientific fields that will give
recognition to the presence of women in the areas of socio-economic,
cultural and scientific activity.
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Providing advanced level postgraduate training in those socially
sensitive domains of policy-making that concern equality and gender.
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Training a new scientific force capable of understanding and promoting
the principle of equality in various sectors of society, such as
education, employment, social policy, health and the arts.
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Facilitating the wide acceptance of the study of the gendered character
of social relations that will enhance the awareness of educators –
academics, at the level of higher education, on equality and gender
issues.
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Linking the available knowledge with international developments in
related disciplines as well as in research directions and areas of
specialization.
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