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Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Arts and Social Sciences

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

1. Introduction and concepts
Introduction
Gender
Performing genders

2. Sexualit(ies)
Sexuality and rights

3. Normativity
Race and (dis)ability
Gender and work

4. Queer and Trans*
Queer
Trans*

5. Censorship and sex
Social media and cinema

6. Futures
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.

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
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:

  1. relate key issues and debates in gender and sexuality to their social and cultural contexts in contemporary society
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  2. critically evaluate how gender and sexuality are constructed in culture, society and the media
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  3. clearly and coherently articulate the impact of gender and sexuality on the life worlds of individuals and society
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  4. engage in constructive oral and written discussion that has a cultural studies approach
    • GA1:
    • GA6:
  5. 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.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.