Representation and Gender (P01784)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01784

Although the course is primarlily theoretical in focus the students will be required to apply a theory or method to a specific text or image, both in seminars and assessment. The course examines modes of representation of gender as it has been articulated in feminist theory. Particular attention will be paid to the sex/gender distinction and the ways in which consideration of different styles and representational media have problematised the usual understanding of gender as a cultural construct. Topics to be covered will include film theory, gender in visual culture, literary theory, representations of gender in science, history and popular culture, and questions of gender in non-Western cultures.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be familiar with the key debates and problems in feminist cultural studies. The concept of gender wil also provide students with a starting point from which to understand and assess various methods and theories of cultural studies. Particular attention will be paid to competing traditions and disciplines so that students will also gain critically reflective skills, enabling them to negotiate different theoretical paradigms.