2009 Course Handbook
WST110: Foundations in Gender Studies
This unit is a foundational unit that offers an introductory look at Women's Studies, Gender and Sexuality at Macquarie University. Lecturers from departments throughout Macquarie contribute to this interdisciplinary unit: from Asian Languages, Education, Ancient History, Law, Philosophy and Politics, as well as from the Interdisciplinary Women's Studies, Gender and Sexuality Unit. Lecturers focus on a particular aspect of the study of gender in their own discipline. Topics covered include differences between first, second and third wave feminists; the politics of "raunch", the body and appearance; the legal regulation and media handling of abortion issues; psychological and philosophical meanings of oppression; the politics of housework; contemporary forms of masculinity; culture-gender analyses of sexual harassment, family violence, misogyny and rape; female genital mutilation; gender relations in ancient Athens and modem Japan, and more.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: 7 August (V)) |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Judy Lattas |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | WST100 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts |
Timetable Information
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