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GEND3010 – Gender, Crime and Violence
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Jyhene Kebsi
Contact via Email
New Arts Precinct Sociology Department C312
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
A growing body of research from criminology, psychology, sociology, media studies, and gender studies focuses on gender in relation to crime and violence. How are the social constructions of masculinity and femininity, within and across cultures, implicated in the conduct and character of crime and violence? The unit explores this question across a range of topics. Gender is complicated by other dimensions of difference: race and ethnicity, class, religion, nationality and sexuality, and these are also considered. The gendered constructions of both perpetrators and victims of crime and violence are considered. The focus on conflicts and displacements makes the unit go from the personal to the transnational and from the intimate sphere to global geopolitics.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate an understanding of gender, crime and violence from a transnational perspective.
- ULO2: Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and significance of feminist approaches to criminology and an intersectional framework for giving a gendered account of crime.
- ULO3: Analyse critically a variety of texts (documentaries, novels, media articles, poems, news clips) and data sources concerning gender within their historical, social and theoretical contexts.
- ULO4: Demonstrate the ability to examine the relationship between forms of knowledge and forms of everyday living.
- ULO5: Demonstrate the ability to examine the ways in which the social construction of gender is implicated in the conduct and character of crime
- ULO6: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of race when we discussing and analysing crime.
General Assessment Information
Important Note in relation to the assessment “Weekly Answers”:
The explanation provided for the “Weekly Answers” assessment in this unit guide states that:
“Regular contribution to the weekly group discussion forum is a requirement of this unit. Participation should provide evidence of the student having done the readings, listened to the lecture and thought about the topics in relation to both local and global contexts.”
Please, note that there is an error in the CMS system that generated this description. The error is related to what is underlined above. Please, note that the weekly group Discussion Forum is not the space where Special Circumstance students have their tutorial. Special Circumstance students have zoom tutorials. The iLearn site provides the zoom link that will take you to your zoom tutorial every week. Please, use it.
Detailed Assessment Guidelines explaining the requirements for each assignment are available on the GEND3010 iLearn page in the Assessment Resources section. It is necessary to have read these guidelines in order to successfully complete each task.
All essays are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin on the GEND3010 iLearn page.
For any extensions please lodge a special consideration request via http://ask.mq.edu.au . Approved extensions will not incur a late penalty.
Late Submission Penalty
“Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – Two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.”
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Weekly Answers | 20% | No | Throughout the semester |
| Critical Analysis | 35% | No | Sunday of Week 6 6/9/2020 |
| Research Essay | 45% | No | Sunday of Week 13 8/11/2020 |
Weekly Answers
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 20%
Regular contribution to the weekly group discussion forum is a requirement of this unit. Participation should provide evidence of the student having done the readings, listened to the lecture and thought about the topics in relation to both local and global contexts.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of gender, crime and violence from a transnational perspective.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and significance of feminist approaches to criminology and an intersectional framework for giving a gendered account of crime.
- Analyse critically a variety of texts (documentaries, novels, media articles, poems, news clips) and data sources concerning gender within their historical, social and theoretical contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the relationship between forms of knowledge and forms of everyday living.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the ways in which the social construction of gender is implicated in the conduct and character of crime
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of race when we discussing and analysing crime.
Critical Analysis
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Sunday of Week 6 6/9/2020
Weighting: 35%
This task requires students to critically analyse a selected media article using academic reference material. The length of the essay is 1500 words (10% leeway accepted)
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of gender, crime and violence from a transnational perspective.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and significance of feminist approaches to criminology and an intersectional framework for giving a gendered account of crime.
- Analyse critically a variety of texts (documentaries, novels, media articles, poems, news clips) and data sources concerning gender within their historical, social and theoretical contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the relationship between forms of knowledge and forms of everyday living.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the ways in which the social construction of gender is implicated in the conduct and character of crime
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of race when we discussing and analysing crime.
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 31 hours
Due: Sunday of Week 13 8/11/2020
Weighting: 45%
Research and compose a 2000 word essay in response to one of the questions provided.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of gender, crime and violence from a transnational perspective.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and significance of feminist approaches to criminology and an intersectional framework for giving a gendered account of crime.
- Analyse critically a variety of texts (documentaries, novels, media articles, poems, news clips) and data sources concerning gender within their historical, social and theoretical contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the relationship between forms of knowledge and forms of everyday living.
- Demonstrate the ability to examine the ways in which the social construction of gender is implicated in the conduct and character of crime
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Enrolment for GEND3010 comprises of one 2hrs lecture and one 1h tutorial each week. Both Lectures and Tutorials begin in Week One.
Due to the COVID-19 instructions, the lectures will be online. We will also have 1 zoom tutorial.
For up to date times and locations of tutorial classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au
Technologies used and required
This unit has an online presence in iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au). Students are required to have regular access to a computer and reliable broadband internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
This unit will use Echo lecture recording (accessed via iLearn).
Required Readings
Required readings can be accessed through the Leganto link on iLearn.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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