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131-116 Sex, Gender and Power: An Introduction | |
Note | This subject, a new first year component of the interdepartmental program in women's studies, is recommended for students planning to complete a major in women's studies. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof M Stivens |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students to contemporary analyses of gender, looking at the ways in which gender relations shape and are shaped by social, cultural, political and economic conditions. Central themes include: sex, gender, difference and the origins of sexual inequality, with especial interest in the 'gene wars'; the intersections of gender relations with 'race', ethnicity, class and nation; bodies and sexualities, focusing on the racialisation and sexualisation of bodies, HIV/AIDS struggles and the normalisation of heterosexuality; gender, culture and representation, with an especial focus on questions of identity, femininities and masculinities; the intersections of gender relations with social structures and institutions such as work and family; and activist struggles around women and gender, looking at issues of empowerment and agency. Students who complete the subject should have a sound understanding of the main developments in feminist thinking about the relationships between 'culture', gender and identity and the intersections of gender, 'race', ethnicity and class. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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