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Women and Men: Gender in Australia - WOMS2104
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: AUST2034, HIST2104
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Considers how gender relations shaped Australian society, culture and politics. Situates gender in relation to race, class, age, place and religion over 220 years of Australian history. Topics may include: frontier mythologies, Aboriginal experience and gender, gender and the Pacific frontier, gender and law, gender and the arts, gender and domestic ideology, gender and religion, gender and work, feminisms.

Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Understand how gender relations have shaped Australian history
  • Critically analyse contemporary debates on gender relations
  • Develop an understanding of shifts in feminist historiography
  • Develop their skills in devising and completing research projects
  • Sharpen their skills in interpreting texts.

Assessment

  • Research essay (3000 words) - 40%
  • Seminar paper (1500 words) - 20%
  • Class test - 20%
  • Class participation - 20%

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