POLI 2102 - The Politics of Sexuality
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Course Details
| Course Code | POLI 2102 |
| Course | The Politics of Sexuality |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | 12 units of Level I Humanities/Social Sciences courses |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | The Politics of Sexuality’ course, 2009 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | The Politics of Sexuality’ course, 2009 |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The course will provide a comprehensive, accessible and lively overview of key frameworks, debates and policy issues in the expanding field of Sexuality Studies in a national and international context. Sexuality is a crucial aspect of human life and is critical to understandings of forms of power in societies. Moreover, ideas in this field are decidedly at the ‘cutting edge’ of contemporary socio-political thought and public policy. Yet it remains little understood or discussed, and is often equated with either women or non-heterosexual issues. By contrast, this course attends to Feminist, Masculinity and Sexuality Studies, and considers sexuality in terms of citizenship and identity as it impacts on the lives of men and women across the world. The course will firstly deal with theoretical frameworks and debates, including the significance of biology, the ‘sex wars’ in contemporary culture, theorising pleasure/desire, the relationship of sexuality to gender identities, and the treatment of sexuality within media and popular cultural forms such as film. Secondly, the course will consider a range of international questions (such as human rights, global legal matters, and media representations), as well as national concerns (such as sexual education and heterosexuality, same-sex marriage, and transgender identities). The aim is to provide a short but thorough guide to the whole field. |
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Course Staff
Associate Professor Chris Beasley
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 412
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5065
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Professor Carol Johnson
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 405
Napier Building
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5809
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