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166-011 The Politics of Sexual Reform Movements | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-202/302. Students who have completed 166-202/302 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Sheila Jeffreys |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year Politics. Students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the second/third year coordinator. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | Usually two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject will look at the way lesbianism and male homosexuality have been constructed through sexology and legislation and how changing social and political contexts have shaped different forms of political organising by lesbians and gay men, from gay liberation and lesbian feminism to queer politics. Controversies within lesbian and gay theory and politics will be analysed such as the idea of a gay gene, theorising heterosexuality, racist sexual stereotyping, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, drag and role-playing, erotica and the politics of sexual practice. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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