gsd2ded debating difference
DEBATING DIFFERENCE: TROUBLING IDENTITY CATEGORIES
GSD2DED
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject builds upon and extends concepts relating to gender and sexuality established at the first year level. Drawing on the perspectives of key thinkers, we explore interpretations of how we do and make gender relations and sexualities in specific cultural and historical contexts. The subject aims to develop not only students' understanding of theoretical debates, but to encourage them to apply research and policy analysis skills to popular culture and to social and political movements and institutions. Specific issues discussed vary and may include contemporary debates on: raunch culture and media representations; sexuality online; masculinities and men's movements; cosmetic and body alteration; legal inequalities and violence; reproduction; sexual citizenship; and struggles over discrimination, harassment and wage equity in the workforce.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorQuinn Eades
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Completion of 1st year
Co-requisites N/A
Incompatible subjects GSD2GES
Equivalent subjects N/A
Special conditions N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Introducing Gender and Women#s Studies 4th ed. | Recommended | Victoria Robinson and Diane Richardson (Eds), 2015 | Palgrave, Macmillan |
| Readings | The Routledge Queer Studies Reader | Recommended | Donal Hall and Anne- Marie Jargose (Eds), 2013 | Routledge |
| Readings | Whitening Race: Essays in social and Cultural Criticism | Recommended | Aileen Moreton- Robinson (Ed), 2004 | Aboriginal Studies Press |
| Readings | Confronting Equality: Gender, Knowledge and Global Change | Recommended | Raewyn Connell, 2013 | Wiley |
| Readings | The Transgender Studies Reader | Recommended | Susan Stryker and Stephen Whittle , 2006 | Routledge |
| Readings | The Body Reader | Recommended | Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut (Eds), 2010 | New York University Press |
| Readings | The Disability Studies Reader | Recommended | Lennard Davis (Ed), 2013 | Taylor and Francis |
| Readings | Masculinity Studies Reader | Recommended | David Savran and Rachel Adams (Eds), 2002 | Blackwell |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply interdisciplinary GSDS concepts to understanding issues and debates regarding gender and sexuality.
- Activities:
- Tutorial discussions, blog, annotated bibliography, research essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Produce a sustained, complex written argument about gender and sexuality theories.
- Activities:
- Annotated bibliography and essay plan, research essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Review gender sexuality and diversity studies theories and concepts in different historical and cultural contexts.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial discussions, blog, research essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Synthesise research and arguments about gender, sexuality and diversity.
- Activities:
- Blog, research essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorQuinn Eades
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours collaborative based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortnightly blogs to general forum, 1,500 words. | Students will write and post a blog entry to the LMS forum once a fortnight related to a contemporary debate revolving around gender, sexuality or diversity. | 40 | 01, 03, 04 |
| Annotated bibliography and essay plan (500 word equivalent) | Students will develop and write an annotated bibliography and essay plan in response to one of four questions relating to legislating families, bodily constructions, sexuality, or sites of regulating gender and sexuality. | 20 | 01, 02 |
| Research essay, 2,500 words. | Students will use their essay plan and annotated bibliography to produce a robust evidence-based argument in relation to their chosen essay question. | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |