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175-022 Language and Gender | |
Note | Formerly available as 175-237/337. Students who have completed 175-237/337 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr Lesley Stirling |
Prerequisites | Students may take this unit without having done first year linguistics. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. There will be no tutorials in the first or the middle week |
Subject Description | The differences between women's and men's use of language and how men and women are represented in language, 'sexism in language', the role of language in establishing and regulating gender divisions, and models for linguistic intervention and change. |
Assessment | Two 1000-word assignments, and a 2000-word essay. |
Prescribed Texts | Materials prepared by the department. |
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