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131-063 Representations of Gender: Histories and Identities | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-276/376. Students who have completed 131-276/376 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr J Damousi |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This course examines the representations of gender in both theoretical and historical contexts. The first half of the course looks at the categories of race, sexuality, and the body and how these are central in any historical and contemporary cultural construction of gender. These are considered in the context of feminist debates around notions of representation, subjectivity, western images of the 'Other', language, desire and identity. The second half of the course considers how these categories operate within a range of cultural expressions. In particular, we consider how they may be useful in analysing the construction of gender in film, literature, and autobiography. The application of these theories to particular examples will hopefully illuminate the theoretical concepts applied and provide a further understanding to the mediums under scrutiny. |
Assessment | A research essay of 5000 words. |
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