READING LIST KFL 2060 – FALL 2005
Titles marked with * are from books that have to be purchased
1. Introduction
* Rosenbeck, Bente, 1998. ”Nordic women’s studies and gender research”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press. pp 344-357. (24 p.)
Widerberg, Karin, 2000. “Harriet Holter: A Pioneer in Gender Studies and Sociology”
Acta Sociologica 43 (4): 413-420. (7 p.)
2. Theories on gender
* Haavind, Hanne, 1998. “Understanding women in the psychological mode: the challenge from the experiences of Nordic women”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press. pp 243-271. (29 p.)
* Ve, Hildur, 1998. “Rationality and identity in Norwegian feminism”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press. pp 325-343. (14 p.)
Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum, 2004. “European Gender Lessons: Girls and boys at scout camps in Denmark, Portugal, Russia and Slovakia”. Childhood, 11 (2): 207-226. (20 p.)
Rönnblom, Malin, 2004. “Contrasting Discourses of Gender-Equality. Local Women’s Groups acing Established Politics”. Christensen, Hilda Rømer et al (eds.), Crossing Borders. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp 151-167. (17 p.)
Schunter-Kleemann, Susanne, 1995. “Welfare states and family policies in the European countries”. NORA, (2): 74-86. (13 p.)
3. Gender politics and equality politics
Rossilli, Mariagracia, 2000. “Introduction: The European Union’s Gender Politics.” Rossilli, Maraigrazia (ed.), Gender Policies in the European Union. New York: Peter Lang. pp 1-19. (20 p.)
* Borchorst, Anette, 1999. “What is institutionalised gender equality?” Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.), Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 161-166. (5 p.)
* Borchorst, Anette, 1999. “Equal status institutions.” Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 167-189. (23 p.)
* Borchorst, Anette, 1999. “Gender equality law”. Bergquist, Christina, et al. (eds.), Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 190-207. (18 p.)
* Pincus, Ingrid, Janneke van der Ros, 1999. “A question of political will? The state, local authorities and equal status policy”. Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 209-232. (25 p.)
Teigen, Mari, 2000. ”The affirmative action controversy”. NORA 8 (2): 63-77. (14 p.)
The Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, Norway, 2000. The Norwegian Gender Equality Act. (7 p.)
The Royal Ministry of Children and Family Affairs, Norway, 2000. Gender mainstreaming in Norway: Guide to gender impact assessment of Government policy. (4 p.)
Kjelstad, Randi, 2001. “Gender policies and gender equality”. Kautto, Mikko et al. Nordic Welfare States in the European Context. London: Routledge. pp 66-97. (32 p.)
3. Gendered division of labour and reconciliation of paid work and family obligations
Dahl, Tove Stang, 1984. “Women’s Right to Money”. Holter, Harriet (ed.). Patriarchy in a Welfare Society. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp 46-66. (20 p.)
Ellingsæter, Anne Lise, 1999. “Women’s right to work: The interplay of state, market and women’s agency”. NORA, 2-3 (7): 109-123. (15 p.)
Haavind, Hanne, 1984. “Love and Power in Marriage”. Holter, Harriet, (ed.). Patriarchy in a Welfare Society. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. pp 136-167. (32 p.)
Leira, Arnlaug, 2002. “Introduction: changes in the social order” and “Childcare as a social right: family change and political reform”. Leira, Arnlaug, (ed.). Working parents and the welfare state. Family change and policy reform in Scandinavia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp 1-14, 132-149. (33 p.)
Brandt, Berit, Elin Kvande, 2001. ”Flexible Work and Flexible Fathers”. Work, Employment and Society, 15 (2): pp 251-267. (19 p.)
Bertone, Chiara, 2004. “Feminist Perspectives on Fathers’ Leave: A Cross-country Comparison”. Christensen, Hilda Rømer et al (eds.): Crossing Borders. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp 289-306. (16 p.)
Eriksson, Maria, 2002. “Men’s violence, men’s parenting and gender politics in Sweden” NORA, 1 (10): 6-15. (10 p.)
4. Work: organisations and gender equality policies
* Jensen, Hanne Nexø, 1998. “Gender as the dynamo: when public organizations have to change”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press. pp 161-175. (16 p.)
* Ericsson, Kjersti, 1998. “Sexual harassment and the genderization of work”. Fehr, Drude von der et al. (eds.), Is there a Nordic Feminism? Nordic feminist thought on culture and society. London: UCL Press. pp 176-196. (21 p.)
Kvande, Elin, 2002. “Doing masculinity in women’s worlds: men working as pre-school teachers and hairdressers”. NORA, 1 (10): 16-25. (10 p.)
Rogg, Elisabet, 2001. “Passion and pain in Academia.” NORA, 3 (9): 154-161. (8 p.)
Husu, Liisa, 2001. “On metaphors on the position of women in academia and science”. NORA, 3 (9): 172-181. (10 p.)
5. Political participation and representation
Lovenduski, Joni, 2000. “Change in Women’s Political Representation”. Rossilli, Mariagrazia (ed.), Gender Policies in the European Union. New York: Peter Lang. pp 87- 104. (18 p.)
* Christensen, Ann-Dorte, Nina C. Raaum, 1999. “Models of political mobilisation”. Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 17-26. (10 p.)
* Raaum, Nina C., 1999. “Women in Parliamentary Politics: Historical lines of development. Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 27-47. (21 p.)
* Raaum, Nina C., 1999. “Political Citizenship: New participants, new values?”
Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.). Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 48-64. (17 p.)
* Christensen, Ann-Dorte, 1999. “Women in the political parties”. Bergquist, Christina et al. (eds.), Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. pp 65-87. (23 p.)
6. Ethnical relations/Human Rights
Stoltz, Pauline, 2004. ”Who are ’we’ to tell? Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women and the Politics of Analysing Feminist Movements”. Christensen, Hilda Rømer et al, (eds.), Crossing Borders. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp 309-325. (14 p.)
Gressgård, Randi, Christine M. Jacobsen, 2003. “Questions of gender in a multicultural society”. NORA, 2 (11): 69-77. (9 s.)
Longva, Anh Nga, 2003. “The Trouble with Difference: Gender, Ethnicity and Norwegian Social Democracy”. Grete, Brochmann, (ed.). The Multicultural Challenge Comparative Social Research, (22): 153-175. (23 p.)
7. Love and Sexuality
Nielsen, Harriet Bjerrum, Monica Rudberg, 2000. “Gender, Love and Education in Three Generations. The Way Out and Up”. The European Journal of Women’s Studies, 7 (4): 423-453. (31 p.)
Kleven, Kari Vik, 1993. “Girl culture as a chastity belt”. NORA, 1 (2): 90-104. (16 p.)
Bech, Henning, 2004. “The Gender Game”. Sosiologisk årbok, (1): 47-98. (52 p.)
Månsson, Sven-Axel, 2001. “Men´s Practices in Prostitution. The Case of Sweden". Pease, Bob, Keith Pringle, (eds). A Man´s World? Changing Men´s Practices in a Globalized World. London: Zed Books. pp.135-149. (15 p.)
Löfström, Jan, 1998. “Introduction: Sketching the Framework for a History and Sociology of Homosexualities in the Nordic Countries”. Löfström, Jan, (ed.), Scandinavian Homosexualities. Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies. New York: Hayworth Press. pp 1-15. (13 p.)
Lützen, Karen, 1998. “Gay and Lesbian Politics: Assimilation or Subversion: A Danish Perspective”. Löfström, Jan, (ed.). Scandinavian Homosexualities. Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies. New York: Hayworth Press. pp 233-243. (11 p.)
Total: 692 p.