Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Rebecca Sheehan
W6A 831
By arrangement
Tutor
Taylor Fox-Smith
By arrangement
Tutor
Conor Hannan
By arrangement
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(12cp at 100 level or above) or admission to GDipArts
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines how gender identities and relations are shaped as individuals and groups interact in the institutions that frame our everyday lives. We look at common activities such as shopping, eating, grooming, talking, reading, working, forming relationships and more, to examine some of the discourses – biological, cultural, social– that reproduce ideas of masculinity and femininity, of being a man or woman. We look at intersections of gender with class, ethnicity, and race. We engage with a range of theories of gender, and draw on research across the social sciences and humanities.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Detailed Assessment Guidelines explaining the requirements for each assignment are available on the GEN210 iLearn page in the Assessment Resources section. It is necessary to read these guidelines in order to successfully complete each task.
All essays are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin on the GEN210 iLearn page.
Essay extensions of less than one week should be requested through the student's tutor. Longer extensions should be submitted through Disruption to Studies. Approved extensions will not incur a late penalty.
The late submission of essays (without approved extensions) will be accepted but will incur a penalty of 2% per business day.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Reading journal | 21% | No | Weeks 2-8 |
Research Essay Proposal | 25% | No | 11.59pm Sunday of Week 7 |
Research Essay | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Tutorial Participation | 14% | No | Throughout the semester |
Due: Weeks 2-8
Weighting: 21%
This assessment exercise requires students to keep an online journal about the weekly readings from weeks 2-8 (7 weeks in total). You are required to:
The point of this exercise is for students to learn to identify and summarise other people's arguments in their own words. This will, in turn, help with note-taking, researching for the essay, and avoiding plagiarism.
There is a 10% margin on the word count
Please see Assessment Guidelines in the Assessment Resources section on iLearn for further details
Due: 11.59pm Sunday of Week 7
Weighting: 25%
Research and write a 1000 word essay proposal with an annotated bibliography (annotated bibliography is not included in word count).
Please see Assessment Guidelines in the Assessment Resources section on iLearn for further details.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Research and write a 2000 word essay on one of the questions listed on iLearn for this task (questions to be made available by week 3).
Please see Assessment Guidelines in the Assessment Resources section on iLearn for further details.
Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 14%
The mark is given for active participation in tutorials and not for mere attendance. Active participation includes evidence that you have done the readings, listened to the lecture, and thought about the topics in relation to your contemporary context.
Regular attendance and contribution to group discussions within GEN210 tutorials is a requirement of this unit. Participation in fewer than 80% of tutorials without documentation could result in a fail for this assessment. 2 absences are permitted without penalty. Additional absences without supporting documentation will be penalised.
Please see Assessment Guidelines in the Assessment Resources section on iLearn for further details.
Day (on-campus) and Online (iLearn).
GEN210 comprises of 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial each week. Lectures begin in Week One. Tutorials begin in Week Two.
Lecture: Wednesdays 1-3pm W5A T2
For up to date times and locations of tutorial classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au
This unit has an online presence in iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au). Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
This unit will use Echo lecture recording (accessed via iLearn).
Week |
Reading Gender in Everyday Life - Lecture topics |
Week 1 |
Introduction and theories (no tutorials this week) |
Week 2 |
Making Gender and Sex |
Week 3 |
Science and medicine |
Week 4 |
Psychiatry, gender, and the gaze |
Week 5 |
Reproduction |
Week 6 |
Gender and labour |
Week 7 |
Selling Sex |
Week 8 |
Film screening: Advantageous |
Week 9 |
Hegemony |
Week 10 |
The State |
Week 11 |
Religion |
Week 12 |
Conclusions |
Week 13 |
No lecture – work on research essay |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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The unit lectures, tutorial readings, and assessment have been updated for 2017.