Overview

This unit provides students with a critical understanding of the intersections between gender, sexuality and culture in an historical context. With a particular emphasis on the construction of gender relations and identity in Australia and Britain, the unit analyses the changing dynamics and cultural norms of sex and gender.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Engage in theoretical debates about the role of gender and culture in Australian history
  • Critically evaluate post-gender arguments and consider their merit in relation to historical trends in Australia
  • Construct a framework for understanding the role of culture in the creation of identities
  • Produce a historiographical critique of the intersections of gender and culture and the role these have played in the development of Australian society and identity

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		7.00 12 weeks 84
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study		2.50 12 weeks 30
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
EssayIndividual 40% 1,2,3 
Research ProjectIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4 
Tutorial PaperIndividual 20% 1,2 

Content

Themes consider:

  • the social construction of gender in Australia
  • the role of masculinity in the creation of an Australian identity
  • the theoretical debates on gender and post gender relations in structuring society

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.