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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to the relationship between gender, sexuality and culture. It adopts a cultural studies approach to understanding the debates and issues surrounding gender and sexuality through a focus on identity, socio-legal contexts, media, place, culture and power.
Unit content
Introduction
Part One - Concepts
Sex, gender and bodies
Sexualit(ies)
Intersections
Performing gender
Part Two - Issues and themes
Censorship
Sexuality and justice
Sex and cinema
Sporting selves
Surfing, sex and homophobia
Eating sex
Future sex/gender
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | relate key issues and debates in gender and sexuality to their social and cultural contexts in contemporary society | |||||||
2 | critically evaluate how gender and sexuality are constructed in culture, society and the media | |||||||
3 | clearly and coherently articulate the impact of gender and sexuality on the life worlds of individuals and society | |||||||
4 | engage in constructive oral and written discussion that has a cultural studies approach | |||||||
5 | critically analyse different socio-legal, political and cultural viewpoints and arguments on a particular topic related to gender and sexuality. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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relate key issues and debates in gender and sexuality to their social and cultural contexts in contemporary society
- GA1:
- GA6:
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critically evaluate how gender and sexuality are constructed in culture, society and the media
- GA1:
- GA7:
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clearly and coherently articulate the impact of gender and sexuality on the life worlds of individuals and society
- GA1:
- GA6:
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engage in constructive oral and written discussion that has a cultural studies approach
- GA1:
- GA6:
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critically analyse different socio-legal, political and cultural viewpoints and arguments on a particular topic related to gender and sexuality.
- GA1:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.