Gender and visual cultures

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. In this course, you will develop tools to understand and critically analyze the visual media landscape through the lens of gender and power. We explore key concepts from feminist film theory and media studies. You will examine how gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, and age influence how people are represented—and what these representations mean in a broader social context. Together, we study how power is both reflected and challenged in contemporary film, art, photography, and media. Throughout the course, you will develop your ability to analyze various visual expressions and connect them to current debates on equality, representation, and diversity. Selection is based upon average grade from upper secondary school (34 %), the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits (33 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (33 %). The Faculty of Humanites premises are in the building Humanisten at Renströmsgatan 6. The facilities of the Department of Cultural Sciences are situated on the second floor of the building. Both Humanisten and the adjacent Humanities Library offer spacious study spaces and several group rooms.