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GCST2604 - Sex, Violence and Transgression

Undergraduate

Department: Gender and Cultural Studies
School: School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
Semester(s): Semester 2 , Summer
Year(s) offered: 2009
Credit Points: 6
   
Co-ordinator: Dr Natalya Lusty
 
 UoS Description: lion

Violence is one of the most prevalent themes in popular culture and public discourse today. It shapes our lives in all sorts of ways, both real and imagined. Incorporating concepts and theoretical tools from gender and cultural studies, this course will examine the construction and representation of violence in relation to sexuality, transgression, difference and power.

This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program.

 UoS Learning Situations: lion

one 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial

 UoS Assessment: lion

one 2000 word case study, one 2000 word take-home exam, online participation

 Prerequisites: lion

18 Junior credit points

 Prohibition: lion

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