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<p>This unit examines the representation of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital media. Gender and sexuality are crucial to our sense of identity, impacting how we define ourselves and our relationships with others. Literature, screen, and digital media texts can play an important role in influencing how we perceive and think about gender and sexuality. Specific texts may encourage readers and viewers to accept dominant stereotypes by portraying certain roles and desires as natural and inevitable. Alternatively, they may subvert hegemonic assumptions by depicting alternatives beyond the gender binary and heteronormativity. This unit examines how gender and sexuality are represented in literature, screen, and digital media, engaging with issues including power, desire, spectatorship, intersectionality, post-feminism, and gender performativity. Drawing on feminist, masculinities, queer, and intersectionality theories, the unit critically examines the representation of gender and sexuality in a variety of literature, screen, and digital media texts.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Dominant ideologies, epistemologies, and representations of gender and sexuality.<br>
2. Non-binary, anti-heteronormative, and trans- identities<br>
3. Power and resistance<br>
4. Spectatorship and the gaze<br>
5. Feminist, masculinities, queer, and intersectional theories<br>
6. Intersections of representations of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, and culture<br>
7. The representation of gender and sexuality in specific genres and mediums<br>
8. Post-feminism and gender performativity<br>
9. Gender and sexuality in literature<br>
10. Gender and sexuality in film and television<br>
11. Gender and sexuality in digital media (e.g. social media, online fan fiction, animation, video games)</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit examines the representation of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital media. Gender and sexuality are crucial to our sense of identity, impacting how we define ourselves and our relationships with others. Literature, screen, and digital media texts can play an important role in influencing how we perceive and think about gender and sexuality. Specific texts may encourage readers and viewers to accept dominant stereotypes by portraying certain roles and desires as natural and inevitable. Alternatively, they may subvert hegemonic assumptions by depicting alternatives beyond the gender binary and heteronormativity. This unit examines how gender and sexuality are represented in literature, screen, and digital media, engaging with issues including power, desire, spectatorship, intersectionality, post-feminism, and gender performativity. Drawing on feminist, masculinities, queer, and intersectionality theories, the unit critically examines the representation of gender and sexuality in a variety of literature, screen, and digital media texts.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Dominant ideologies, epistemologies, and representations of gender and sexuality.<br> 2. Non-binary, anti-heteronormative, and trans- identities<br> 3. Power and resistance<br> 4. Spectatorship and the gaze<br> 5. Feminist, masculinities, queer, and intersectional theories<br> 6. Intersections of representations of gender and sexuality with race, ethnicity, and culture<br> 7. The representation of gender and sexuality in specific genres and mediums<br> 8. Post-feminism and gender performativity<br> 9. Gender and sexuality in literature<br> 10. Gender and sexuality in film and television<br> 11. Gender and sexuality in digital media (e.g. social media, online fan fiction, animation, video games)</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/baeng3001">091599 - Language and Literature, n.e.c.</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BADIG1001" target="_blank">BADIG1001</a>" / "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BATCC1001" target="_blank">BATCC1001</a>" / "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BATCC1002" target="_blank">BATCC1002</a>" / "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BAWRT1001" target="_blank">BAWRT1001</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=BAENG2001" target="_blank">BAENG2001</a>"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Use appropriate terminology to discuss dominant ideologies of gender and sexuality and non-binary and non-heteronormative identities.</p>
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<p>Evaluate how literature, screen and digital media texts reinforce dominant ideologies of gender and sexuality or depict non-binary and non-heteronormative identities.</p>
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<p>Analyse representations of gender and sexuality through the lens of gender performativity and post-feminism.</p>
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<p>Appraise at an advanced level how feminist theory, masculinities studies, queer theory and theories of intersectionality may be used to critically analyse gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital texts.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate nuanced critical reading of representations of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital texts.</p>
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<p>Undertake extensive research to identify relevant peer-reviewed scholarship.</p>
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<p>Analyse representations of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital texts in relation to their cultural, political and/or historical contexts.</p>
A1
<p>Apply relevant terminology and scholarly material to analyse representations of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital texts.</p>
A2
<p>Communicate a coherent, informed argument in verbal, written and/or visual form, making appropriate use of evidence from primary texts and relevant scholarship.</p>
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<p>Reflect critically on knowledge and skills developed in this unit.</p>
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<p>Reflect on how the unit content, secondary readings and primary texts have deepened your understanding of the representation of gender and sexuality in literature, screen, and digital texts and its relevance to your own life.</p>
<p>Journal</p>
<p>20-40%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Critical analysis of the representation of gender and sexuality in a literature, screen, or digital media text.</p>
<p>Critical analysis</p>
<p>20-40%</p>
K1, K2, S1, S2, A1, A2
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<p></p><div>Present a coherent argument in response to an essay question informed by close textual reading and engagement with unit content and peer-reviewed scholarly texts. Reflect on how tutor feedback on earlier assessment tasks has been applied to this task.</div><p></p>
<p>Essay and reflection</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/baeng3001">091599 - Language and Literature, n.e.c.</a>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
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<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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