Overview
Sex and the media will examine contemporary media and the implications these have for gender, identity, relationships, communities and social policy. Critical interdisciplinary approaches are used to address the following key questions:
How is sex, gender and sexuality created and produced by popular culture?
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Offerings
S1-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Associate Professor Brady Robards
Unit Coordinator(s)
Jessica Grahame
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
A grounded working knowledge of the major theoretical and methodological approaches on sex and the media;
2.
An informed theoretical critique of how gender and sexuality is constituted in popular culture;
3.
An interdisciplinary approach to media analysis;
4.
Library-based research skills and a working knowledge of the major data-bases used in the field;
5.
The ability to think critically and analytically about gender representation in the world around them, and to articulate those thoughts in writing
Teaching approach
Active learning
Assessment summary
Within semester assessment: 100%
Assessment
1 - Quiz/Quizzes
2 - Other
3 - Essay
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Workshops
Workload requirements
Workload
Availability in areas of study
Communications and media studies
Sociology
Sociology