HYM4960

Gender and History ( 12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Barbara Caine

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit focuses on theoretical discussions of masculinity, femininity and gender in particular works of European, Australian, American and Asian history. Topics include feminist theory, feminist critiques of traditional history, 'women's history' and 'woman-centred' historical analysis in the 1970s, ways in which that concern about the differences amongst women in terms of ethnicity, class and sexuality were taken up by historians, the move from this concentration on women and 'femininity' to a concern with men and 'masculinity', and current approaches to gender as an analytic category in feminist theory, social theory and history.

Objectives: Students successfully completing this unit should have developed a knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and historical debates about gender which have emerged in the last few years and an understanding of key concepts such as 'sexuality', 'masculinity', and 'femininity' in historical and cultural terms.

Assessment: Written (9000 words): 100%

Contact Hours: 2 hour seminar per week

Prohibitions: HSY4760, EUR4960, HYM5960