Gender Studies

Gender Studies considers the impact of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within cultures, identities and global histories. Subjects consider ideas about sexual difference, sexual politics and sexuality through close engagement with a broad variety of theorists, case studies and media. Gender Studies, which is currently taught as a minor within the BA, is transdisciplinary and draws on the diverse interests of specialists located throughout the Faculty. This enables its students to develop an impressive range of research skills from the Arts and Social Sciences. The first year subject Introducing Gender: Sex, Sport & Film will be offered for the first time in 2012 and will be compulsory for those intending to complete a minor in Gender Studies. Core subjects taught at second and third year are Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality; Sex Gender and Power, Genders, Bodies, Borders and The Future of Sex and Gender. The number of core subjects will be increased and diversified in 2013. These are taken together with a choice from a list of electives drawn from subjects located throughout the schools of the Faculty of Arts.

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Gender Studies is available as a minor sequence only.

A minor in Gender Studies consists of six 12.5-point subjects, totalling 75 points and comprising:

Level 1

• Introducing Gender: Sex, Sport & Film
• One Arts Foundation Subject

Level 2/3

• Three core subjects and;
• One elective subject chosen from those listed below.

Total 75 points

Gender Studies- Level 1

Gender Studies Core Subjects- Level 2/3

Gender Studies Elective Subjects