gsd2tbk text, body, knowledge

TEXT, BODY, KNOWLEDGE

GSD2TBK

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject aims to think about power relations that operate through our bodies from a variety of theoretical and thematic perspectives. We will cover theories of the body; entanglements between language, culture and our social conditions of existence; the drawing of borders on bodies, country and nation; reading and writing the body; and how bodies are produced through a range of institutional sites and cultural representations. To understand how knowledge, power, and text work through our bodies, we will focus on intersecting differences between gender, race, sexuality, disability, class, and age, among other identities. Subject materials will include critical theory, film, creative arts that engage with the body (theatre, dance etc), policy, and law.

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 15 credit points at first year level

Co-requisites N/A

Incompatible subjects N/A

Equivalent subjects N/A

Special conditions N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsThe Body Reader: essential social and cultural readingsRecommendedLisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut, 2010New York University Press
ReadingsCritical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the MovementRecommendedKimberlé Crenshaw et. al. (Eds), 1996The New Press
ReadingsThe Disability Studies ReaderRecommendedLennard J. Davis (Ed), 2016Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ReadingsNew French Feminisms: An AnthologyRecommendedElaine Marks and Isabelle De Courtivron (Eds), 1980University of Massachusetts Press
ReadingsPassing Lines: Sexuality and ImmigrationRecommendedBrad Epps et. al. (Eds), 2005Harvard University

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Apply key concepts to issues and situations involving the body through a variety of texts.

Activities:
Reflective blogs/research project
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(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Evaluate and critically discuss conventional ideas about the body and identity.

Activities:
Reflective blogs/tutorial participation.
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)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Evaluate diverse positions/arguments regarding the body in GSDS.

Activities:
Reflective blogs/tutorial participation.
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(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Produce creative and/or critical original research project to relevant topic.

Activities:
Research project plan and annotated bibliography/research project
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(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorQuinn Eades

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Collaborative Based LearningWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours collaborative based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
Reflective blogs for text comparison (over 12 weeks): 1,500 words.Students will write and post reflective blog posts related to the reading for each week semester, and will also be encouraged to comment on each others' posts in order to engage in critical and analytical discussions.4001, 02, 03
Annotated bibliography and staged research project plan: 1,000 words.Students will produce an annotated bibliography and research project plan specific to their individual research project (which can be an academic, creative, or combined critical/creative approach).2004
Research project: creative or academic response and analysis (artifact and exegesis): 1,500 wordsStudents will deliver a 1,500 word creative, academic, or combined critical/creative individual research project in response to subject readings and lectures.4001, 04