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WSM5010 - Gender, Sexuality, Power

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate Faculty of Arts

Leader: JaneMaree Maher

Offered

Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to basic terms, concepts and debates necessary for understanding the current state of contemporary theorising on gender issues. Designed to be broadley interdisciplinary in its concerns, it will examine such issues as the formation of knowledge, the construction of bodies, the shifting nature of femininity and masculinity and questions of sexual and cultural difference. These broad issues will be considered through close reading and discussion of selected works by theorists. Contemporary theoretical interventions will be examined with respect to the history of feminist movements worldwide and the impact of feminist thought on disciplinary knowledges.

Assessment

Seminar presentation and short essay (3000 words): 30%; Reserach essay (6000 words): 60%; Seminar participation: 10%.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prohibitions

GND4010, WSM4010

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