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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. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Sheila Jeffreys |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year politics or first year women's studies, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | 30 contact hours per semester. Two 1-hour lectures per week for 10 weeks and a 1-hour tutorial per week for 10 weeks. The lecture and tutorial programs are staggered and cover the 12 weeks of semester |
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. Students should become familiar with controversies within lesbian and gay theory and politics, 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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