LaTrobe-Gender Issues in Mod Greek Lit

Subject 922-192 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Total Time Commitment: Total of 10 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Admission to fourth-year combined honours in Modern Greek.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Contact

Ms Maria Heredotou
Phone: 8344 5145
Subject Overview: In this subject students should develop research and analytical skills by exploring the representation of gender relations in a variety of literary texts. The construction of male images and masculinities, female images and femininities, sexualities, gender roles, including motherhood and fatherhood, are studied in selected works of modern Greek literature. Students who complete the subject should have developed research and analytical skills in terms of the representation of gender relations in literature; be acquainted with the theoretical framework for such research; and have significantly enhanced their skills in the comprehension and discussion of Greek texts.
Objectives:
  • be familiar with gendered historical, political, cultural and social context of language use;
  • be aware of issues of gender and other conventions affecting the production and reception of the texts.
Assessment: Two 500-word reports (on specified dates during the semester) 30; one 2,000-word essay (due mid-semester) 35; one 2,000-word essay (due end of semester) 35.
Prescribed Texts:
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have developed their capacity for critical thinking about various kinds of evidence and theory relating to Modern Greek culture and society;
  • have experience of conducting and reporting on independent research.
Notes: Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details.

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