SCLG6904 - Ethics and Private Life

Semester 1, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Jennifer Wilkinson
Phone: +61 2 9036 9481
Email: jennifer.wilkinson@sydney.edu.au

Description

Drawing on contemporary debates about intimacy, sexuality and privacy ethics in feminism, law, media and social theory, this unit provides an integrated study of the significance of 'public' and 'private' for changing perceptions of intimacy in contemporary societies. Topics include: sexuality and performativity, love, privacy and journalism ethics, celebrity worship, secrecy, friendship, autonomy and body rights.

Assessments

1x 3000wd research paper (50%), 1x500wd paper (20%), 1x40 minute oral presentation (20%), class participation (10%)

Textbooks

readings will be available

Classes

1x2hr seminar/week

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