Gender History

Key facts

• The leading course of its kind in Britain, it draws on the expertise of world-leading scholars from the Centre for Gender History to provide tuition on topics including feminism, patriarchy, sexuality, masculinity and intersectionality and their application to a wide range of historical contexts.
• Why this program

• The Gender History program at the University of Glasgow is the only course of its kind in Britain, offering specialised tuition in the gendered analysis of the past.

• It is run by the Centre for Gender History, which is home to the largest concentration of gender historians in Britain and offers an unparalleled environment for study and research in this field.

• On this program you will receive expert tuition in the theoretical and methodological approaches to gender history and their application to a wide range of historical and cultural contexts. The course is taught by world-leading scholars in gender history, committed to developing and deepening your own research interests.

• As a student within the Centre for Gender History, you will become a member of a vibrant and unique research centre, with a thriving postgraduate community and a program of tailored workshops, research seminars, and knowledge exchange events.

• Activities run annually by the Centre include a postgraduate gender history reading group, a high-profile research seminar series, and an annual public engagement workshop on a theme of contemporary concern. The Centre also regularly hosts visiting international scholars.

• The Centre for Gender History fosters close ties with Glasgow’s world-class museums, galleries and libraries, including Glasgow Women’s Library, the only accredited museum in the UK dedicated to women’s lives, histories and achievements.
• Career prospects
• The research skills and methods you’ll gain on this program give you the transferable skills you need for positions in the public and private sectors, including heritage policy and projects, media and teaching. The program is also an excellent foundation for a PhD.

Courses include:

• Gender, Politics and Power

• Doing History: Sources and Skills for Historians

• Gender, Culture and Text