Platform for the Promotion of Postgraduate Programs
Master's Degree in Feminist Studies and Intervention
Center for Higher Studies of Mexico and Central America - University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas - CESMECA/UNICACH - Mexico
General Information
Director: Dr. Jesús Solís CruzTitle: Master's Degree in Feminist Studies and Intervention
Modality: In‑person
Duration: 2 years in the Making
Registration opens: 12/08/2019
Registration deadline: 29/09/2019
Email: [email protected]
Website: [email protected]
Phone: (52-1967) 6786921
Academic program
To provide a solid theoretical, methodological and historical preparation in the field of feminist studies for the training of feminists with a solid political positioning that allows them to formulate critical analyses of the various realities of domination and discrimination towards women and people in subordinate conditions, and to know various forms and methodologies of intervention so that they become subjects of their transformation and their reality.
Specific objectives:
• Acquire and develop analytical, critical and comparative knowledge necessary to delve deeper into the study and analysis of women's problems, the interrelationships of oppressions and intervention strategies.
• To learn about theoretical and methodological tools applied in research and transformation experiences, from different feminist positions and currents, under a perspective that involves the global south.
• To promote, from a feminist perspective, connections with organizations and civil society.
• To foster an environment of academic excellence that nurtures research and teaching, feminisms and social sciences in the region.
Specific objectives:
• Acquire and develop analytical, critical and comparative knowledge necessary to delve deeper into the study and analysis of women's problems, the interrelationships of oppressions and intervention strategies.
• To learn about theoretical and methodological tools applied in research and transformation experiences, from different feminist positions and currents, under a perspective that involves the global south.
• To promote, from a feminist perspective, connections with organizations and civil society.
• To foster an environment of academic excellence that nurtures research and teaching, feminisms and social sciences in the region.
• Graduates of the program will have the skills, abilities, and knowledge to:
• the critical analysis of Latin American feminisms and their genealogies, in contrast to the feminisms of the Global North, as well as handling theoretical-methodological concepts and matrices that are their own while enriching them;
• the practical implementation of methodological tools for intervention in research processes in social organizations, civil associations and government institutions for policy design.
• the performance of political training and intervention practices in training and education centers, civil society organizations, international organizations and government institutions; and
• the dissemination of contributions and theories arising from academia in institutions and civil society to promote the path towards the transformation of reality.
• the critical analysis of Latin American feminisms and their genealogies, in contrast to the feminisms of the Global North, as well as handling theoretical-methodological concepts and matrices that are their own while enriching them;
• the practical implementation of methodological tools for intervention in research processes in social organizations, civil associations and government institutions for policy design.
• the performance of political training and intervention practices in training and education centers, civil society organizations, international organizations and government institutions; and
• the dissemination of contributions and theories arising from academia in institutions and civil society to promote the path towards the transformation of reality.
Applicants to this master's program must possess the capabilities, skills, and knowledge necessary to develop a comprehensive academic career with a perspective of intervention in feminist research, which requires:
• have knowledge about the situation of domination and discrimination towards women and an interest in its transformation;
• possess the capacity for critical analysis of social reality and the problems of Mexico, Central America, Latin America and the Global South;
• Possess skills in critical comprehension, analytical reading, and writing of academic texts;
• Willingness to work in the field of feminist studies and intervention, based on prior training in related disciplines, preferably social sciences and humanities; and
• Preferably, have feminist experience working with women, in social movements, in civil organizations, among others
• have knowledge about the situation of domination and discrimination towards women and an interest in its transformation;
• possess the capacity for critical analysis of social reality and the problems of Mexico, Central America, Latin America and the Global South;
• Possess skills in critical comprehension, analytical reading, and writing of academic texts;
• Willingness to work in the field of feminist studies and intervention, based on prior training in related disciplines, preferably social sciences and humanities; and
• Preferably, have feminist experience working with women, in social movements, in civil organizations, among others
It is a living allowance scholarship awarded by CONACYT
