This unit examines the representation and practices of intimate relations focusing especially on the intersection between intimacy and constructions of gender. Divided into three sections, the unit will examine theories of love and friendship, contemporary cultural representations of love, desire and friendship, and the ethics and politics of erotics. This unit will also examine new technologies of intimacy, and discuss their implications for gender and sexuality.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Gender and Cultural Studies |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies or Cultural Studies or Sociology or Anthropology or Media Studies or English or History or Philosophy or Education or Political Economy or Psychology or Social Work or Law |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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WMST2010 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Jessica Kean, jessica.kean@sydney.edu.au |
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