AGS300 - Theories of Sex and Gender
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Commencing 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Daniel Marshall |
| Prerequisite: | AGS101, AGS102 and AGS200 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
This unit completes the core sequence of units in the Gender and Sexuality Studies major which have focused on histories of, and contemporary approaches within, gender and sexuality studies. The unit focuses on innovative and influential theoretical approaches to the study of sexuality and gender across disciplines. It is divided into three modules (bodies, feelings, and practices). With reference to influential sexological, anthropological and psychoanalytic theories of sexuality and gender from the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, this unit contextualizes and deploys contemporary theoretical engagements with bodies, feelings and practices as understood through the prism of gender and sexuality. The unit will help prepare students for undertaking their own independent creative and critical work, as well as Honours study in the field.
Assessment
A plan for an imaginary research project (Individual), 1600 words, 40%
Research Essay (Individual), 2400 words, 60%