Education

ESG779

2006  ESG779  Literature, Gender and Education

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Available as a Student Elective: No

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OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter ESG779 H Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 17-JUL-2006 10-AUG-2006 04-SEP-2006 20-OCT-2006 *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). Offered in Courses: [ E5E] [ R3A] About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

This unit is part of a program devoted to communication, gender and education. Selected literature is examined to develop an awareness of the literary narrative as a shaper of changing human subjectives. The unit studies the effects of both language and literature on the understanding of gender difference and how these influence learning and teaching style and the choice of materials. It also studies changing views of the lives of women and men in the literature studied and the implications these views may have for the formulation of educational goals. The unit encourages a transformative approach to the teaching of literature in classrooms which is informed by a social justice agenda.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: negotiated Assignment (Master and Graduate Certificate of Education - 5000 words 100%) (Women`s Studies major -- 2,000-word essay (100%))

TEACHING PATTERN: Flexible delivery/ semester 2

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
   Flexible scheduling - H
You can attend some classes out of normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options

TEXTS
Required
Anstey M & Bull G, Reading the visual, Harcourt, 2000
Brookner A, Hotel du Lac, Triad Panther, 1986.
Eagleton N (ed), Feminist Literary Theory, Blackwell, 1986.
Hong-Kingston M, The Woman Warrior, Picador, 1980.
Lurie A, The Truth about Loren Jones, Abacus, 1989.
Miller J, Women Writing About Men, Virago, 1986.
Rhys J, Wide Saragasso Sea, Penguin, 1968.
Rowan L, Write me In, Peta, 2001
Waugh P, Feminist Fictions, Routledge, 1989.
Walker A, The Colour Purple, Women`s Press, 1985.
Weldon F, The Life and Loves of a She Devil, Coronet, 1984.
Winterson J, Sexing the Cherry, Vintage, 1990.

STAFF: Dr CJ Hiller

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