2009 Course Handbook
CUL204: Sexuality/Gender/Culture: Queer Theory
This unit provides a detailed introduction to the 'hot' debates raised by the new and developing field of queer theory. Queer theory is first positioned in relation to historically antecedent definitions of subjectivity in terms of gender and sexual practice. The unit's primary concerns are queer theory's repositioning of the subject, and its claims to represent a radical contestation of received Western cultural concepts of gender, order, sexual and social structures. Queer theory is positioned in relation to the work of major theorists (for example, Foucault, Butler, Freud, Crimp). The course addresses topics such as race and sexuality, addiction, pleasure, disability, and so on, and includes the use of filmic texts.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Nikki Sullivan |
| Prerequisites: | CUL100 or CUL101 |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
Timetable Information
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