This unit examines academic, public and popular ideas about youth and practices of youth culture. It will introduce students to some of the current parameters for studying the experience of youth and youth cultural forms and practices. We will pay particular attention to the ways young lives are gendered and the role gender plays in the institutions and other contexts in which young people live. Other points of focus include changing conceptions of youth, relationships between policy and youth, images of youth and youth culture, and discourses on (im)maturity, training, and identity.
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, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, or Law |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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WMST2012 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Catherine Driscoll, catherine.driscoll@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Catherine Driscoll, catherine.driscoll@sydney.edu.au |