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Women, gender and society

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Jan van Bommel

8 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield

Synopsis: The position of women in contemporary society. Topics include a history of feminism, the feminisms, theories of patriarchy and feminist theories of gender, class and the sexual division of labour. Issues include equal pay, gender at work and women and new technologies. Current concerns of Australian feminists, for example the /equality versus difference0 debate, the body, and psychoanalysis.

Assessment: Two essays (3000 words each): 50% each