UNSW Handbook Course - Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Japan

Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Japan - JAPN3602


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Dept Japanese & Korean Studies
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Students learn about gender and sexual ideologies, identities and experiences in contemporary Japan. First critically discusses analyses of (heterosexual) women and female gender roles. Consideration of sex work(ers) in Japan is also made. Masculinities in Japan are discussed, including descriptions of hegemonic masculinity, fatherhood, domestic violence, and youth cultures. Finally, analyses of gay, lesbian and other non-hegemonic gender and sexual identities are discussed.

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