Ups and downs: The development of gender studies in the Icelandic context
Gender studies as an organized and independent line of study was established at the University of Iceland in 1996. The article gives an overview of the development of the study program and its relations to the academic community. We discuss the institutionalization of gender studies, from the grass...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3886 2023-11-12T04:19:35+01:00 Ups and downs: The development of gender studies in the Icelandic context Meðbyr og ágjöf: Þróun kynjafræðináms í íslensku samhengi Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður Pétursdóttir , Gyða Margrét 2023-10-22 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3886 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3886/2462 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3886 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019): The later special issue on Icelandic sociology; 5-30 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 10 Nr. 3 (2019): Síðara sérheftið um íslenska félagsfræði; 5-30 Kynjafræðinám stofnanavæðing hagnýting grasrótarstarf Gender studies institutionalization utilization grass roots activism info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-25T22:54:52Z Gender studies as an organized and independent line of study was established at the University of Iceland in 1996. The article gives an overview of the development of the study program and its relations to the academic community. We discuss the institutionalization of gender studies, from the grass root level to a formalized part of the academic structure in terms of academic posts, budget, graduate programs and research funding. Finally, we discuss gender studies’ relations to society and its utilization. Institutionalization of the study line is a prerequisite for its growth. However, many have pointed out that institutionalization is double edged, both when it comes to gender studies as a study program and gender studies as a tool in organized equality work. Institutionalization can be at the cost of feminist activism, which is an integral part of gender studies. The development of the gender studies program shows that there have been ups and downs; the studies are accepted up to a certain point and at the same time it has stayed true to its activist roots. The article argues that the conflicts concurrent with institutionalization, to be both within and outside of the system, have not made the gender studies program less critical. On the contrary, the criticism directed at gender studies both from within the academic community and society in general shows that gender studies as an independent study program has preserved its radicalness and power to have an effect on society, which are its main signs of vitality. Skipulagt kynjafræðinám á háskólastigi hófst hérlendis árið 1996. Í greininni er gefið yfirlit yfir þróun kynjafræðináms á Íslandi og tengsl þess við vísindasamfélagið og innviði fræðanna. Fjallað er um stofnanavæðingu kynjafræðináms frá grasrótarstarfi til námsbrautar með stöður, fjármagn, framhaldsnám, rannsóknir og útskriftir. Þá er fjallað um tengsl kynjafræðináms við samfélagið og hagnýtingu þess. Stofnanavæðing námsins er forsenda þess að það geti dafnað. Margir hafa þó bent á að ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Kynjafræðinám stofnanavæðing hagnýting grasrótarstarf Gender studies institutionalization utilization grass roots activism Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður Pétursdóttir , Gyða Margrét Ups and downs: The development of gender studies in the Icelandic context |
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Gender studies as an organized and independent line of study was established at the University of Iceland in 1996. The article gives an overview of the development of the study program and its relations to the academic community. We discuss the institutionalization of gender studies, from the grass root level to a formalized part of the academic structure in terms of academic posts, budget, graduate programs and research funding. Finally, we discuss gender studies’ relations to society and its utilization. Institutionalization of the study line is a prerequisite for its growth. However, many have pointed out that institutionalization is double edged, both when it comes to gender studies as a study program and gender studies as a tool in organized equality work. Institutionalization can be at the cost of feminist activism, which is an integral part of gender studies. The development of the gender studies program shows that there have been ups and downs; the studies are accepted up to a certain point and at the same time it has stayed true to its activist roots. The article argues that the conflicts concurrent with institutionalization, to be both within and outside of the system, have not made the gender studies program less critical. On the contrary, the criticism directed at gender studies both from within the academic community and society in general shows that gender studies as an independent study program has preserved its radicalness and power to have an effect on society, which are its main signs of vitality. Skipulagt kynjafræðinám á háskólastigi hófst hérlendis árið 1996. Í greininni er gefið yfirlit yfir þróun kynjafræðináms á Íslandi og tengsl þess við vísindasamfélagið og innviði fræðanna. Fjallað er um stofnanavæðingu kynjafræðináms frá grasrótarstarfi til námsbrautar með stöður, fjármagn, framhaldsnám, rannsóknir og útskriftir. Þá er fjallað um tengsl kynjafræðináms við samfélagið og hagnýtingu þess. Stofnanavæðing námsins er forsenda þess að það geti dafnað. Margir hafa þó bent á að ... |
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Ups and downs: The development of gender studies in the Icelandic context |
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The Icelandic Society; Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019): The later special issue on Icelandic sociology; 5-30 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 10 Nr. 3 (2019): Síðara sérheftið um íslenska félagsfræði; 5-30 |
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