Unit of Study CLST2004 Gender, Sexuality and Culture (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the relationship between gender, sexuality and culture. It adopts a cultural studies approach to understanding the debates and issues surrounding gender and sexuality through a focus on identity, socio-legal contexts, media, place, culture and power.

Unit content

1. Introduction and concepts
Introduction
Gender
Performing genders

2. Sexualit(ies)
Sexuality and rights

3. Normativity
Race and (dis)ability
Gender and work

4. Queer and Trans*
Queer
Trans*

5. Censorship and sex
Social media and cinema

6. Futures
Future sex/gender

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term5	Term5
Online	Term5	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

relate key issues and debates in gender and sexuality to their social and cultural contexts in contemporary society

critically evaluate how gender and sexuality are constructed in culture, society and the media

clearly and coherently explain articulate the impact of gender and sexuality on the life worlds of individuals and society through constructive and scholarly oral and written discussion

critically analyse different socio-legal, political and cultural viewpoints and arguments on a particular topic related to gender and sexuality.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	50%
Essay	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	50%
Essay	50%

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