HSY4760

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

Leader: Barbara Caine

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: Concepts of masculinity, femininity and gender in particular works in European, Australian, American and Asian history. Feminist theory, feminist critiques of traditional history, 'women's history' and 'woman-centred' historical analysis in the 1970s. The question of differences amongst women in terms of ethnicity, class and sexuality and how this was taken up by historians. The move from this concentration on women and 'femininity' to men and 'masculinity'. 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: Research essay (5000 words): 60% + Two seminar papers (2000 words each): 40%

Contact Hours: 2-hour seminar per week

Prohibitions: EUR4960, HYM4960, HYM5960