Gender has played a distinct role in my life since before I can remember. A gendered upbringing opened my eyes to normative social influence, structural inequality and alternative sexuality. As a boy, I was taught to erase any signs of “femininity” in my demeanour and expected to conceal almost all “effeminate” proclivities. However, after years of introspection and coming to terms with my own sexuality, I discovered A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, books that presented me with a thorough dissection of gender and of the limitations gender places on human experiences, especially on those of women and queer people.
As an undergraduate student at Cornell University, I began reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, …show more content…
Thus my first goal as a Master’s student at The London School of Economics and Political Science would be to identify the specific aspects of the course I would like to research most extensively. As a start, I am looking to acquire the theoretical framework and research methods for analysing cross-cultural interpretations of femininity and masculinity and how these conceptions affect the nature of contemporary markets and globalised industries. Furthermore, I would like to explore several specific topics of interest such …show more content…
I know that courses like Gender and European Welfare States, Globalisation and Sexuality, Gender, Population and Policy, etc. would revolutionise my understanding of global policy and development and help me realise my immediate academic goals. After studying at LSE, I would like to continue my work at a non-governmental organisation, pursue a PhD in coursework involving gender, and/or contribute to the development of progressive public policy.
The MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation is my first-choice programme because it combines a theoretical, interdisciplinary analysis of gender with issues of globalisation and international development. I selected the MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities as my second-choice programme because it provides a more substantial understanding of how I can utilise gender theory in confronting inequality and developing social policy. When researching opportunities in academia, I came across several courses that assumed these subjects were meant to be taught exclusively of one another, but these Master’s programmes immediately stood out due to their integrative, multifaceted approach. I am indescribably excited by the idea of continuing my education in the Department of Gender
As an undergraduate student at Cornell University, I began reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, …show more content…
Thus my first goal as a Master’s student at The London School of Economics and Political Science would be to identify the specific aspects of the course I would like to research most extensively. As a start, I am looking to acquire the theoretical framework and research methods for analysing cross-cultural interpretations of femininity and masculinity and how these conceptions affect the nature of contemporary markets and globalised industries. Furthermore, I would like to explore several specific topics of interest such …show more content…
I know that courses like Gender and European Welfare States, Globalisation and Sexuality, Gender, Population and Policy, etc. would revolutionise my understanding of global policy and development and help me realise my immediate academic goals. After studying at LSE, I would like to continue my work at a non-governmental organisation, pursue a PhD in coursework involving gender, and/or contribute to the development of progressive public policy.
The MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation is my first-choice programme because it combines a theoretical, interdisciplinary analysis of gender with issues of globalisation and international development. I selected the MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities as my second-choice programme because it provides a more substantial understanding of how I can utilise gender theory in confronting inequality and developing social policy. When researching opportunities in academia, I came across several courses that assumed these subjects were meant to be taught exclusively of one another, but these Master’s programmes immediately stood out due to their integrative, multifaceted approach. I am indescribably excited by the idea of continuing my education in the Department of Gender