50485 Gender, Culture and Power

8cp
Disciplinary Strand – Social, Political and Historical Studies – 300 level

In this subject students undertake a rigorous and detailed analysis of the notions of sex, gender and sexuality in a wide variety of cultural and political contexts. There is throughout the subject a central focus on how gender identities are constructed in cultures other than 'First World', 'white', 'Western' ones. Students examine in depth how social and political institutions function to regulate sex, gender and sexuality in a broad range of cultures. In its approach to the comparative study of social and personal regulatory processes in these areas, this subject concentrates on reversing the prevailing prioritisation in Western social theory of contingent local models in exploring and explaining sexual and gender identities.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50485.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $816.50
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,720.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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