ALL326 - Material Girls, Material Boys
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Paul Venzo |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of at least one second year literature or gender and sexuality unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL226, ALL626 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
Both traditional and new media texts incorporate representations of the child that are gendered, sexualised, pathologised and commodified. In this unit, students critically engage with a range of texts representing the child as embodied subject, and research and respond to the politics of representation. Building on their understanding of narrative theory, ideology, power and identity as they operate in literature and other textual forms, students investigate how texts intervene in the construction of the embodied child as a gendered and sexual subject.
Assessment
Written exercise 2000 words 50%
Critical essay 2000 words 50%
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