Undergraduate Course: Representation and Gender (ENLI10240)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
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None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Although the course is primarily theoretical in focus students will be required to apply a theory or method to a specific text or image, both in seminars and in assessment.
The course examines modes of representation of gender as theorised in contemporary cultural studies. The course will begin with an analysis of the concept 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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
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| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will be familiar with the key debates and problems in feminist cultural studies. The concept of gender will 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. |
Assessment Information
| 1 course essay of 2,500 words (25%), 1 examination essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish or American literature need the written approval of the Head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claire Colebrook
Tel: (0131 6)50 4290
Email: Claire.Colebrook@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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