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131-276/376 Representations of Gender

Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years

Coordinator: Dr J Damousi.

Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first year History - see Departmental Requirements; Women's Studies students: two first year subjects (25 points).

Contact: A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial.

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students should gain an understanding of how gender representations are constructed and how and why these change over time. The aim is to explore these aspects through various theoretical paradigms and provide frameworks through which to interpret gender representations.

Content:

The representation and construction of gender in a number of cultural forms. These are considered in the context of feminist debates around notions of representation, subjectivity, Western images of the 'other', language, the body, pleasure and desire.

Assessment:

Tutorial participation (10%); class paper (10%); 3,000 word research essay (50%); reflective essay (30%), totalling not more than 5,000 words.

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2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p48) : Next:136-209 | Prev:111-256

131-276/376 Representations of Gender

Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years

Coordinator: Joy Damousi.

Contact: A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students should gain an understanding of how gender representations are constructed and how and why these change over time. The aim is to explore these aspects through various theoretical paradigms and provide frameworks through which to interpret gender representations.

Content:

The representation and construction of gender in a number of cultural forms. These are considered in the context of feminist debates around notions of representation, subjectivity, Western images of the 'other', language, the body, pleasure and desire.

Assessment:

Tutorial participation (10%); class paper (10%); 3,000 word research essay (50%); reflective essay (30%), totalling not more than 5,000 words.

Prescribed texts:

* Note that COORDINATOR, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

2. Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p48) : Next:136-209 | Prev:111-256


3. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p130) : Next:131-278 | Prev:131-275

131-276/376 Representations of Gender

Credit points: 16.7

Coordinator: Dr J Damousi.

Contact: A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial each week.

Timetable: Second semester.

Objectives:

Students should gain an understanding of how gender representations are constructed and how and why these change over time. The aim is to explore these aspects through various theoretical paradigms and provide frameworks through which to interpret gender representations.

Content:

The representation and construction of gender in a number of cultural forms. These are considered in the context of feminist debates around notions of representation, subjectivity, Western images of the 'other', language, the body, pleasure and desire.

Assessment:

Tutorial participation (10 per cent); class paper (10 per cent); 3000 word research essay (50 per cent); reflective essay (30 per cent), totalling not more than 5,000 words.

* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

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4. Womens Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p174) : Next:131-409 | Prev:131-220

131-276/376 Representations of Gender

Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years

Coordinator: Dr J Damousi.

Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first year History - see Departmental Requirements; Women's Studies students: two first year subjects (25 points).

Contact: A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial. .

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students should gain an understanding of how gender representations are constructed and how and why these change over time. The aim is to explore these aspects through various theoretical paradigms and provide frameworks through which to interpret gender representations.

Content:

The representation and construction of gender in a number of cultural forms. These are considered in the context of feminist debates around notions of representation, subjectivity, Western images of the 'other', language, the body, pleasure and desire.

Assessment:

Tutorial participation (10%); class paper (10%); 3,000 word research essay (50%); reflective essay (30%), totalling not more than 5,000 words.

* Note that CONTACT differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

4. Womens Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p174) : Next:131-409 | Prev:131-220


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