gsd2ded debating difference troubling identity categories

DEBATING DIFFERENCE: TROUBLING IDENTITY CATEGORIES

GSD2DED

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Drawing on perspectives of key thinkers, we explore interpretations of how we #do# and make# our identities in specific cultural and historical contexts. We hone skills in research, theory and policy analysis as we explore debates in popular culture, social movements, and institutions. Topics may include: power and representation; race and sexuality online; masculinities; body alteration; inequality and violence; reproduction; marginality and citizenship; and responses to discrimination, harassment and equity. The unit's blend of theory and policy analysis promotes social change, equity and justice in a range of professional and institutional spaces. The course presumes that to foster better social relations now and build a more just future, we need better connections between public debates, policy and advocacy analysis, as well as critical thinking. A sustainable society would not be possible without flexible and adaptable thinking. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. This entails deep appreciation of how choices we make affects the natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems # now and in the future.

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorYassir Morsi

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Completion of 1st year

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsGSD2GES

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Masculinity Studies Reader

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorDavid Savran and Rachel Adams

Year2002

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherBlackwell

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

The Disability Studies Reader

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorLennard Davis

Year2013

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherTaylor and Francis

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Confronting Equality: Gender, Knowledge and Global Change

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorRaewyn Connell

Year2013

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherWiley

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

The Transgender Studies Reader

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorSusan Stryker and Stephen Whittle

Year2006

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherRoutledge

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

The Body Reader

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorLisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut

Year2010

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherNew York University Press

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

The Routledge Queer Studies Reader

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorDonal Hall and Anne- Marie Jargose

Year2013

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherRoutledge

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Whitening Race: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorAileen Moreton- Robinson

Year2004

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherAboriginal Studies Press

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Introducing Gender and Women's Studies

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorVictoria Robinson and Diane Richardson

Year2015

Edition/Volume4th ed

PublisherPalgrave, Macmillan

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply interdisciplinary GSDS concepts to understanding issues and debates regarding gender and sexuality.
02. Produce a sustained, complex written argument about gender and sexuality theories.
03. Review gender sexuality and diversity studies theories and concepts in different historical and cultural contexts.
04. Synthesise research and arguments about gender, sexuality and diversity.

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorYassir Morsi

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*
Blogs to general forum, 1,500 words. Students will write and post a blog entry to the LMS forum once a fortnight over the semester, related to a contemporary debate revolving around gender, sexuality or diversity.N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO3, SILO4
Annotated bibliography and essay plan (800 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.N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2
Research essay, 2000 words. Students will use their essay plan and annotated bibliography to produce a robust evidence-based argument in relation to their chosen essay question.N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4