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Australian Masculinities: Reading Gender, Sex and Culture - WOMS3005
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
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: AUST2033, ENGL3470, ENGL3520, WOMS2008
 
 
Excluded: WOMS2008
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Explores the construction of masculinities through the study of a range of Australian texts. Beginning with an examination of key theoretical readings in the area of gender, sex and masculinity, the course will move on to analyse these issues in a number of texts from various genres, both fictional and non-fictional, and various media, including literature, film and television.

Learning Outcomes

By completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Identify significant tropes relating to gendered Australian identities
  • Identify some of the major conceptual issues in theoretical writing on masculinity
  • Discuss in depth a range of issues related to the representation of masculine identities in Australia
  • Carry out research in relation to course material
  • Critically assess the disciplinary contexts of secondary material
  • Critically analyse texts from a range of media and genres
  • Work effectively in groups to develop critical responses to issues in the course
  • Express critical perspectives on course material through the presentation of argument in essays.

Assessment

  • Research Task - 15%
  • Seminar Preparation and Participation - 20% Essay (2500-3000 words) - 40%
  • Symposium participation - 25%

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