UNSW Handbook Course - Sexuality and Power: The Social Relations of Sex and the Sexes

Sexuality and Power: The Social Relations of Sex and the Sexes - WOMS2006


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Politics and International Relations
	Contact: Farrer,Vanessa Rachael
	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; Excluded: POLS2041, POLS3049
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Introduces some of the main theories of power and of sexuality; analyses different sexualities, and issues relating to sexuality, in the context of theories of power. Topics include compulsory heterosexuality; the construction of masculinity, femininity and desire; marriage and prostitution; sexuality and work; body politics; and pornography and popular culture.

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