SPECIAL NOTE: available as an elective to students in other degree programs
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HAF205
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
On Campus
26-FEB-2007
23-MAR-2007
16-APR-2007
01-JUN-2007
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
This unit uses recent feminist and cultural studies interdisciplinary approaches to move on from HAF102 The Representation of Gender to consider a range of concerns regarding gender and sexuality in relation to contemporary popular culture. It will have a particular focus on new popular culture phenomenon. The unit will include discussions of a selection of topics from the following: the gendered nature of genres, eg reality tv, soaps, horror films, action films; the gendered nature of fan cultures eg Buffy/Angel online communities, Star Trek; magazines, celebrity and stars; the gendered nature of reception, eg the phenomenon of cult tv programs like Sex & The City, and Queer as Folk; the gendering of particular sub-cultures and counter-cultures, eg punk, gothic, hip-hop, grrrl culture.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT: One shorter and one longer piece of written work, totalling 3500 words (50%); attendance and participation in classes (10%); 2-hour examination (40%).
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