Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 100)
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131-219/319 "Changing Concepts of 'Woman's Place': Europe, the United States and Australia, 1850 to 1990" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p100) : Next:131-220 | Prev:131-216
Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Professor P Grimshaw.
Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first year History.
Contact: Two hours of lectures/workshops and a 1-hour tutorial a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate a general knowledge of the strands of feminist theory current in the United States, Europe and Australia over 150 years; show awareness of the interrelationship of theorists' ideas and the practices of feminist activists and social reformers; understand the economic and social changes which gave rise to redefinition of gender in the modern period; appreciate the ways in which Europeans in Australia received and modified feminist ideas within their historically specific context.
Content:
The history of feminist theory and feminist movements from the nineteenth century to 1990, in the context of economic and social change in Western, industrialising societies, including Australia.
Assessment:
A 2500 word research essay (60%), an orally delivered class paper (10%), a 2000 word reflective essay (30%).
Prescribed texts:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p100) : Next:131-220 | Prev:131-216
2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p126) : Next:131-220 | Prev:131-216
Availability: Not offered in 1996.
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Professor P Grimshaw.
Contact: Two hours of lectures/workshops and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate a general knowledge of the strands of feminist theory current in the United States, Europe and Australia over 150 years; show awareness of the interrelationship of theorists' ideas and the practices of feminist activists and social reformers; understand the economic and social changes which gave rise to redefinition of gender in the modern period; appreciate the ways in which Europeans in Australia received and modified feminist ideas within their historically specific context.
Content:
The history of feminist theory and feminist movements from the nineteenth century to 1990, in the context of economic and social change in Western, industrialising societies, including Australia.
Assessment:
A 2500 word research essay (60 per cent); an orally delivered class paper (10 per cent); a 2000 word reflective essay (30 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p126) : Next:131-220 | Prev:131-216
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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