Key facts
UNE unit code: SOCY120
*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
What is gender? How is gender linked to sexuality, ethnicity, embodiment and environment?
These are some of the big questions asked in this unique interdisciplinary offering. The unit provides a lively introduction to key theories of gender from a range of perspectives, including philosophy, sociology and literary studies.
Explore concepts like the gender binary, equality, nature vs culture, and the development of diverse bodies and identities. You will consider the links between gender, colonialism and kinship, examine the similarities and differences between feminist, queer and anti-racist struggles, and read poetry and ask how language itself shapes our thinking about these issues.
Offered as a foundation to major in Gender Studies, this unit can also be taken as an elective by those who would like to support their professional development with a better understanding of these issues. It will equip you with a set of powerful analytical tools useful for negotiating contemporary and future changes regarding gender in life and work, while engaging with some of the most urgent and important contemporary political and social debates.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
There are no requisites for this unit.
Notes
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- identify, analyse and evaluate key issues surrounding the concept and application of 'gender';
- recognise and critically engage with key concepts in feminist theory that form the foundational questions of gender as an identity and social category;
- present a clear, considered and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas regarding feminist approaches to the concept of gender and related issues;
- critically apply their knowledge about gender issues to aspects of contemporary life and to their own experience; and
- understand and take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Reflection | Yes | 20% | All offerings | No. Words: 500 |
| Essay | Yes | 40% | All offerings | No. Words: 2000 |
| Essay Plan and Annotated Bibliography | Yes | 20% | All offerings | No. Words: 1000 |
| Online Posts | Yes | 20% | All offerings | No. Words: 500 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.
Thinking woman : a philosophical approach to the quandary of gender
ISBN: 9781498279949
Dragseth, J. H., Lutterworth Press 2016
Text refers to: All offerings
An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
ISBN: 9780745638829
Stone, A., Polity Press 2007
Text refers to: All offerings
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