Undergraduate - UnitATS2563 - Global consumption, sex and race

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Women's Studies and Gender Research
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Caulfield Second semester 2013 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	JaneMaree Maher

Notes

Previously coded GND2070

Outcomes

Students successfully completing this unit will have gained

a foundational understanding of feminist debates in the area of postcolonialism, cross-cultural consumption and sexed and raced identities;
an understanding of the historical links between imperialism and globalization;
skills in the critical analysis of popular discourses, such as advertising, news production and other media and popular cultural forms;
enhanced skills in verbal and written communication;
enhanced skills in the formulating, conducting and presenting of individual research projects.