ATS1665 · Gender, self and society

Overview

In this unit, you will be introduced to the key concepts, theories, and approaches in the study of gender. You will examine the impact of gender in a range of global and real-world contexts, and consider how gender intersects with other categories such as race, class, and sexuality. By engaging with a variety of case studies in the media, popular culture, and everyday life, you will learn to analyse the constructed nature of gendered identities. You will also challenge your own assumptions about gender, relate concepts to your lived experience, and build an awareness of the social and cultural worlds you inhabit through an ethical and intersectional gendered lens.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. identify and evaluate the foundational concepts, theories, and critical texts in the study of gender;
2. recognise a wide range of lived experiences of gender, across social categories such as race, class, and sexuality;
3. analyse social media, traditional media, and popular culture representations using a gendered lens;
4. reflect upon your own relationship with gender and experiences of gender socialisation;
5. analyse the way gender impacts societies and individuals, and the impact of those societies and individuals on gender;
6. communicate clearly and effectively in written and audio-visual formats.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.