AGS200 - Cultural Studies of Sex and Gender
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Gilbert Caluya |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Complete four level 1 units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including: |
Content
From popular music to online pornography, from contemporary hook up cultures to the #metoo movement, and from sexualised advertising to cultural expectations about what types of bodies are desirable, everyday culture is saturated with different expressions and experiences of sex, gender and sexuality. Sex, gender and sexuality are part of people’s lives in so many different ways. They play a role in our relationships and in our experiences at work, they play a role in what we do with our leisure time and what we spend our money on, and they play a role in the kinds of things like films and books that we like as well as how we describe ourselves in terms of our identity. But why is it that sex, gender and sexuality have come to be so significant? And, if sex, gender and sexuality mean different things to different people, how can we get a better understanding about this diversity?
This unit draws on cultural studies research into diverse experiences and expressions of sexuality and gender, with a focus on youth, to examine how culture, sexuality and gender are produced, lived and studied as embodied forms of knowledge. From the ‘invention’ of the teenager to subcultural youth studies of the 1970s, and from girl studies to contemporary digital cultures, this unit examines a wide variety of diverse cultural enactments and practices linked to young people, gender and sexuality. The unit introduces the student to key theoretical and conceptual resources and ideas in cultural studies and studies of gender and sexuality in culture. The unit's focus on cultural studies of sexuality and gender is explored through a combination of creative, critical, theoretical and historical resources, including advertising, writing, screen texts, music, art, archival materials and cultural practices of everyday life.
For students studying the Gender and Sexuality Studies major sequence, this is one of four compulsory core units (the others are AGS101, AGS102, and AGS300). This unit is also available as an elective for students who are not studying the Gender and Sexuality Studies major sequence.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify, describe and critically reflect on key concepts in the study of cultural studies of sexuality and gender | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Apply critical resources to analyse a cultural expression or experience of gender and/or sexuality | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Group) - Group Assignment | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Essay | 2400 words or equivalent | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AGS200 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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