ALL326 - Gender, Sexuality and Texts for Young People
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), Cloud (online), CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Emma Whatman |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of at least one second year literature or gender and sexuality unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALL226, ALL626 |
| 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 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2-hour online seminar equivalent per week |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery | |
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.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of post-colonialism, post-feminism, gender theory, deconstruction and other theory related to embodiment; and the broader research relating to the study of children's texts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Construct clear, logically-structured, grammatically correct written work, which observes the academic conventions of accurate citation and referencing of secondary sources | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Locate and access e-readings available on CloudDeakin, and show judgment in the location and selection of appropriate scholarly material via the library and web, and use these materials in assessments as instructed | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Perform critical analysis of prose and visual texts, using evidence from the primary text and secondary research to support interpretation | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Work independently and take personal responsibility for meeting assignment deadlines or in compliance with Faculty rules applying to extensions | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Think ethically about the various social and cultural contexts in which children's texts are produced and consumed | GLO8: Global citizenship |
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 - Written exercise | 2000 words | 50% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Critical essay | 2000 words) | 50% | 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: ALL326 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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