Unit Code:	HIS2AGR
Alternative Unit Code:	HIS3AGR
Unit Short Title:	ANTIQUITY, GENDER AND RELIGION
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this subject students explore the influence of antiquity upon gender in the modern world, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The role and status of men and women, gods and goddesses in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean societies, as revealed by archaeological finds and mediated through myths, legends, historical documents and religious writings, are investigated. It will be discovered that some gender inequities are dependant upon dubious textual interpretations, or can be traced back to societies whose contextual framework was very different from our own.
Prerequisites:	30 credit points of History or Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies or coordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 1,500-word tutorial paper	30
one 2,500-word essay	50
one 1-hour examination	20	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	Helpmates, harlots and heroes	Odgin Bellis, A.	John Knox 1994

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Anne	Gardner	BUNDOORA	Y