Peace Studies - MPCT 305

Synopsis: The course will look at peace and peace education from a gendered perspective. The education of boys and girls in relation to peace and war will form an important part of the course. We shall look at the toys given to boys and girls, the literature, films and videos targeting the young. We shall also look at the role of men and women in decision-making when it comes to war and peace and their roles in the military as well as in the peace movements. We shall look at the socialization going on in the family as well as in an institute for the development of weapons of mass destruction.

Reading list:

Main text-books:
Brock-Utne,Birgit,l985: Educating for Peace. A Feminist Perspective.New York/Oxford/Toronto/ Sydney/Paris/ Frankfurt:Pergamon Press. l75.pp.Reprinted in l987 and l989. Korean edition in l986. Seoul.3l5 pp. A Norwegian edition in l987.Oslo:Folkereisning mot krig.206.pp.An Italian edition in l989,published by Edizione Gruppo Abele.

Brock-Utne,Birgit,l989: Feminist Perspectives on Peace and Peace Education.New York/Oxford/Toronto/Sydney/ Paris/Frankfurt:Pergamon Press.200 pp.

Karame,Kari and Torunn Tryggestad , 2000(eds.): Gender Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Studies. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.ISBN: 82 7002 153 9.

Supplementary text-books:
Boulding,Elise, 1999: A Culture for Peace.Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

Breines, Ingeborg, Dorota Gierycs and Betty Reardon (eds.),2000: Towards a Women's Agenda for a Culture of Peace. Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

Calleja,James and Angela Perucca (eds.), 1999: Peace Education, Contexts and Values. Lecce: Edizioni Pensa MultiMedia.

Articles in books/journals:
Brock-Utne,Birgit,l990: The Relationship of Feminism to Peace and Peace Education. In: Hunter,Doris and Krishna Mallick: Nonviolence. A Reader in the Ethics of Action. New York/London: University Press of America.pp.257-266.

Brock-Utne,Birgit,1991: Underdevelopment and the Oppression of Women: A Feminist Perspective. In: Boulding,Elise, Clovis Brigagao and Kevin Clements (eds.): Peace Culture & Society. Transnational Research and Dialogue. Boulder/San Fransisco/Oxford: Westview Press.pp.212 - 229.

Brock-Utne,Birgit,1992: The Feminist Experience and Social Change in Europe and Africa. In: Boulding, Elise (ed): New Agendas for Peace Research. Conflict and Security Reexamined. Boulder & London: Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp.33-43.

Brock-Utne, Birgit 1997: Linking the Micro and Macro in Peace and Development Studies, in: Turpin/Kurtz: The Web of Violence. Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp.149-161.

Brock-Utne, Birgit, 1991: The Raising of a Peaceful Boy. Peace Education Miniprints. No.8.January 1991.12 pp.

Brock-Utne,Birgit, 2000: An Analysis of Peace and Development Studies as well as Peace Education from a Feminist Perspective. In: Karame,Kari and Torunn Tryggestad (eds.): Gender Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Studies. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.pp.144-163.ISBN: 82 7002 153 9.

Cohn,Carol, 1989: Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defense Intellectuals. In:Russell, Diana (ed.): Exposing Nuclear Phallacies. New York:Pergamon Press .pp127-163

Cohn, Carol,1990: "Clean boms" and Clean Language. In: Elshtain, Jean Bethke and Sheila Tobias (eds.): Militarism and War. Essays in History, Politics, and Social Theory. Savage: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.Inc. pp.33-55.

Eisler, Riane, 1997: Human Rights and Violence: Integrating the Private and Public Spheres. In: Kurtz,Lester and Jennifer Turpin (eds), 1996: The Web of Violence. Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp.161-187.

Books:
l985: Educating for Peace. A Feminist Perspective.New York/Oxford/Toronto/Sydney/Paris/ Frankfurt: Pergamon Press.l75.pp.Reprinted in l987 and in l989.A Korean edition appeared in l986.Published in Seoul.3l5 pp.A Norwegian edition appeared in l987.Oslo:Folkereisning mot krig.206.pp. An Italian edition appeared at the end of l989,published by Edizione Gruppo Abele.

l989: Feminist Perspectives on Peace and Peace Education.New York/Oxford/Toronto/Sydney/ Paris/Frankfurt: Pergamon Press.200 pp.

Chapters in books:
l981:Kvinner i fredsarbeid.(Women in the work for peace)In:Sivertsen,Helge,Finn Børre Stockholm,Lise Vislie(eds.):Kvinne viser vei.(A woman leads the way)Oslo:Aschehoug.

l982:Gewaltfrei denken. Zur Rolle der Frauen in der Friedensforschung.(Non-violent thinking.The role of women in peace research.)In:Randzio-Plath,Christa(ed.):Was geht uns Frauen der Krieg an?(Does war concern women?) Hamburg:Rowohlt Verlag.pp.45-64.

l984:Education as the key to equal participation of women in the development process. In:Troil,Margaretha von (ed): Women in Development.Council for Equality of the Office of the Prime Minister of Finland.Publications of the Office of the Prime Minister.l984:4.pp.57-75.

1985: Hvordan oppdra til fred, frihet og søsterskap.( How to educate for peace,freedom and sisterhood).In:Berg,Rolf(ed.): Riv ned gjerdene.Festskrift til Jacob Jervell.Oslo:Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.pp.96 - ll3.

l987: The relationship of feminism to peace and peace education. In:Carson,Terrance and Hendrik Gideonse (eds):Peace Education and the task for Peace Educators. A World Council for Curriculum and Instruction Monograph.pp.57-64. Also reprinted in: Hunter,Doris and Mallick,Krishna (eds) l990: Nonviolence. A Reader in the Ethics of Action. Second edition: Lanham/New York/London: University Press of America. pp.257-266.

l988:The Development of Peace and Peace Education Concepts through three UN Women Decade Conferences.In:Alger,Chadwick and Michael Stohl(eds): A Just Peace through Transformation. Cultural,Economic,and Political Foundations for Change.Boulder & London:Westview Press.pp.l70-l90.

l990: Feminist Perspectives on Peace. In: Smoker,Paul, Davies,Ruth and Munske, Barbara (eds): A Reader in Peace Studies.Oxford/New York/Bejing/Frankfurt/Sao Paulo/Sydney/Tokyo/Toronto:
Pergamon Press. pp.l44-l5l.

l990: The Relationship of Feminism to Peace and Peace Education. In: Hunter,Doris and Krishna Mallick: Nonviolence. A Reader in the Ethics of Action. New York/London: University Press of America.pp.257-266.

1991: Underdevelopment and the Oppression of Women: A Feminist Perspective. In: Boulding,Elise, Clovis Brigagao and Kevin Clements (eds.): Peace Culture & Society. Transnational Research and Dialogue. Boulder/San Fransisco/Oxford: Westview Press.pp.212 - 229.

1992: The Feminist Experience and Social Change in Europe and Africa. In: Boulding, Elise (ed): New Agendas for Peace Research. Conflict and Security Reexamined. Boulder & London: Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp.33-43.

1994: Listen to Women, For a Change. In: Elias, Robert and Jennifer Turpin (eds.): Rethinking Peace. Boulder & London: Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp.205-210.

1999: Feminism and Peace. In: The World Encyclopedia of Peace .New York: Oceana Publications,Inc. Vol.II. pp.216-219.

2000: An Analysis of Peace and Development Studies as well as Peace Education from a Feminist Perspective. In: Karame,Kari and Torunn Tryggestad (eds.): Gender Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Studies. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.pp.144-163.ISBN: 82 7002 153 9.

Articles in journals:
l984: The relationship of feminism to peace and peace education. Bulletin of Peace Proposals.no.2.l984.pp.l49 - l54.

l985: Den ufrie freden.(The unpeaceful Peace) Kjerringråd.nr.l/2 l985.pp.55 - 59.

l986:Lærdommen fra Nairobi. (The lesson taught in Nairobi)Kjerringråd.nr.l,l986,pp.26 -32.

l989: Gender and Cooperation in the Laboratory. Journal of Peace Research. Vol.26 .No.l, l989.pp.47 - 57.

l989: Women and Third World countries - what do we have in common? Women's Studies International Forum.no.5.l989 .pp.495-503.

1990: Listen to Women for a Change. Peace Review. Autumn l990. pp.32-35.

Institute publications/reports:
l98l: The role of women as mothers and members of society, in the education of young people for peace, mutual understanding and respect for human rights. Commissioned paper for a UNESCO expert meeting on the role of women in peace education,New Delhi,India, December 7 - ll, l98l.Published in English and French as ED-8l/CON.609/2. Paris: UNESCO. Also as: PRIO-publication S - l2/8l.Translated into Bulgarian and Finnish.

l982: Ett kvinneperspektiv på norsk forsvarspolitikk. (Norwegian Defence Policy - A feminist perspective). PRIO-publication.P - 6/82.

l983: Research on Women and Peace. Commissioned paper prepared on request for the expert group meeting on "the participation of women in promoting international peace and cooperation", held in Vienna 5 - 9 December l983 and organized by the United Nations, Vienna International Centre.98 pp.

l986: The Spirit of Nairobi - the peace and peace education concepts in the document from the Women's Decade Conference. An analysis written on request from the Swedish Ambassador for Disarmament, Maj-Britt Theorin. l5.2.l986.23 pages.Stenciled.

l986: The peace concepts through three UN women decade conferences. PRIO Working Paper l/86.25.pp.

l986: Kvinner og fred på Forum, på den offisielle konferansen og framover. (Women and peace at the Forum (NGO-conference in Nairobi), at the official conference and in the future). PRIO-Inform. 4/86. l2.pp.

l986: (edited with Julianne Traylor and Solveig Aas):Women,militarism and disarmament. PRIO-Report 6/86.2l3 pp.

l986: Feminist perspectives on peace research. PRIO-Report.ll/86.23 pp.

l987: Sports, Masculinity and Education for Violence. PRIO-Report.l/87.2l pp.

Advanced course – second session

Synopsis: The course will look at peace and peace education from a gendered perspective. The education of boys and girls in relation to peace and war will form an important part of the course. We shall look at the toys given to boys and girls, the literature, films and videos targeting the young. We shall also look at the role of men and women in decision-making when it comes to war and peace and their roles in the military as well as in the peace movements. We shall look at the socialization going on in the family as well as in an institute for the development of weapons of mass destruction.

Wednesday March 26, 12.15-16.00, C-1007

The language used in speaking about war and violence (12.15-14.00)
Text: Cohn, Carol,1990: "Clean boms" and Clean Language. In: Elshtain, Jean Bethke and Sheila Tobias (eds.): Militarism and War. Essays in History, Politics, and Social Theory. Savage: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.Inc. pp.33-55.

Inside the house of defense intellectuals(14.15 -16)
Text: Cohn,Carol, 1989: Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defense Intellectuals. In:Russell, Diana (ed.): Exposing Nuclear Phallacies. New York:Pergamon Press. pp127-163

Thursday March 27, 12.15-16.00

Structural violence through language (12.15-14.00 at C-1006)
Text: Brock-Utne,Birgit, 2002: Language, Democracy and Education in Africa. Discussion Paper no.15. Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute. 47pp. Can be downloaded as pdf-file at: http://130.238.24.99/webbshop/epubl/dp/dp15.pdf

Jackson,Tony, 2000: Equal Access to Education - a Peace Imperative for Burundi. London:International Alert. 43pp.

Structural and direct violence against women and children (14.15-16.00 at C-1005)
Text: Sørensen, Georg, 1991: Development through the eyes of a child. In: Boulding, Elise, Clovis Brigagao and Kevin Clements (eds.): Peace Culture & Society. Transnational Research and Dialogue. Boulder/San Francisco/Oxford: Westview Press, pp. 196-212.

Friday March 28, 10.15-16.00, C-1007

Peace education from a gender perspective revisited: Are we educating girls for peace and boys for war? Mothers and sons. Education of a peaceful boy.(10.15 – 11.45)
Texts:

Brock-Utne,Birgit, 1995: The distinction between teaching about peace and teaching for peace. In: Buffet, Françoise and Jacques-André Tschoumy (eds): Choc démocratique et formation des enseignants en Europe. Lyon: Presses Universitaires de Lyon. pp. 111-133.
Brock-Utne,Birgit, 2000: An Analysis of Peace and Development Studies as well as Peace Education from a Feminist Perspective. In: Karame,Kari and Torunn Tryggestad (eds.): Gender Perspectives on Peace and Conflict Studies. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.pp. 144-163.ISBN: 82 7002 153 9.
Brock-Utne,Birgit, l99l: The Raising of a Peaceful Boy. Peace Education Miniprints. No.8. January l99l. Malmø School of Education. 12.p.p.
Brock-Utne,Birgit, l987: Sports, Masculinity and Education for Violence. PRIO-Report.l/87.2l pp

11.45 – 12.15: Lunch break

Peace education in schools Video from a short discussion among Norwegian school children
(we shall translate for the non-Norwegian speaking -12.15–14.00) Texts:

Aspeslagh, Robert, 1992: Tragic Pages. How the GDR, FRG and Japan processed their war history. Lessons for education for peace. In: Bjerstedt, Ake, ed:: Education for Peace. A conference report from Kyoto. Peace Education Reports. No. 6, December 1992. Malmö: Department of Educational and Psychological Research, pp. 63-100
Brock-Utne,Birgit, l988a:Formal education as a force in shaping cultural norms relating to war and the environment. In: Westing,Arthur (ed): Cultural Norms, War and the Environment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.pp.83-l0l. Translated into Russian and published by Mir publishers, Moscow, l989.
Brock-Utne,Birgit, l988b:On Peace Education.In: Disarmament - but how? Stockholm. Sturetryckeriet: Swedish Professionals against Nuclear Arms.pp.9l-99.

Video: These girls are missing – discussion on gender role socialization – a look at structural and cultural violence against women (14.15 -16)

Text: Eisler, Riane, 1997: Human Rights and Violence: Integrating the Private and Public Spheres. In: Kurtz,Lester and Jennifer Turpin (eds), 1996: The Web of Violence. Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp.161-187.