Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Emily Cachia
email to arrange
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPPP or MPASR or MIntRel or GradDipPASR or GradCertPP or GradDipPP or GradDipIntRel or MIntLawGovPP or MIntBusMIntRel or MTransInterMIntRel
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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 the compatibility of gendered political institutions with a contemporary society that embraces modern ideals of equality, liberty, anti-discrimination and individual choice. Students will theorise and analyse the structural processes that position gendered individuals in unequal relations of power. They will analyse how gendered institutions and systems work in practice; the role of the state in sustaining them; the claims of those who contest these normative institutions; and gender's specific products and effects, such as women's lower wages; the exclusion of homosexuality from normative public life; sex segregation in employment; and heterosexual male dominance in political life.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
A detailed Assessment Guidelines pdf explaining the requirements for each assignment will be available on the POL826 iLearn page in the Assessment Resources section. It is necessary to have read these guidelines in order to successfully complete each task.
All written work is to be submitted electronically through Turnitin on the POL826 iLearn page.
In the event of ill health or misadventure please contact the convenor to discuss an extension. Approved extensions will not incur a late penalty. Disruption to Studies requests will require appropriate supporting documentation.
Assignments that are submitted after the due date and without an approved extension will incur a 3% penalty each day they are late. Any paper submitted more than 3 weeks after the due date will not be marked and the student will be failed for that assignment.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Documentary Analysis | 20% | No | Sunday 2nd April |
Critical Essay | 30% | No | Sunday 7th May |
Research Essay | 40% | No | Sunday 11th June |
Participation | 10% | No | On-Campus Sessions |
Due: Sunday 2nd April
Weighting: 20%
Due: Sunday 7th May
Weighting: 30%
Due: Sunday 11th June
Weighting: 40%
Due: On-Campus Sessions
Weighting: 10%
Evening (internal students) and External.
The lecture is recorded and can be listened to and/or downloaded from iLearn shortly after delivery on Wednesday evenings. Lecture slides will also be available for download on the POL826 website.
External students are required to attend two on-campus sessions during semester. Each session is 4hrs long. Please note the following dates:
For current updates on lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au
This unit has an online presence on iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au). Students are required to have regular and reliable access to a computer and broadband internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
Required readings will be accessible online through iShare via hyperlinks on the POL926 iLearn page or by searching Unit Readings on the MQ library website.
Week | Lecture Topic |
Week 1 | Gender and the State |
Week 2 | Gender Mainstreaming: Approaches & Critiques |
Week 3 | Pronatalism & the Economy |
Week 4 | The Case of Same Sex Marriage |
Week 5 | Reproductive Rights & Responsibilities |
Week 6 | Intersectionality in Policy: spotlight on Indigenous families |
Week 7 | Gender & Development |
Week 8 | Gender, Culture, Rites & Rights |
Week 9 | Hegemonic Masculinity: spotlight on prison masculinities and crime |
Week 10 | Gendered Harm: Domestic Violence & Policy |
Week 11 | Gender and the Global Sex Economy |
Week 12 | Gender Identity and Expression: spotlight on transgender |
Week 13 | No Lecture - essay consultation |
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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Gender is central to politics. Gender informs our identities, social norms, behaviours, stereotypes and expectations for men and women. Studying gender and policy means analysing how gendered institutions and systems work in practice, the role of the state in sustaining them, the claims of those who contest these normative institutions, as well as gender’s specific products and effects, such as women’s lower wages, the exclusion of homosexuality from normative public life, sex segregation in employment and heterosexual male dominance in political life. It entails theorising and analysing the structural processes that position individuals in unequal relations of power. In Gender and Policy we will examine the compatibility of gendered institutions with a postmodern society. That is, a society embracing modern political ideals of equality, liberty, antidiscrimination and individual choice; along with the social organisation of sex, sexuality and kinship that has transcended its traditional proprietorial origins.