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Description
This module will explore how gendered subjectivities and representations of gender and sexuality are constructed in art, mainly literary texts, film and the performative and visual arts. We will explore how these narrative forms work to establish and to subvert stereotypes of masculinity, femininity and further modes of gender and sexual identity.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Identify the continuities and discontinuities in the literary and artistic representations of gender and sexuality.
2. Differentiate between the various discourses of Gender and Sexuality Studies theory.
3. Determine which theoretical tools relating to Gender and Sexuality Studies are relevant, and integrate theoretical tools of relevance to his/her argumentation.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of how a literary or artistic artefact addresses the Gender and Sexuality Studies-related debates of the society from which it arises.
5. Relate the representation of gender and sexuality to broader cultural and societal issues.
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Independent Study | 146 | No Description | | Seminars | 24 | Attendance of and active participation in seminars. | | Fieldwork | 30 | Completing set preparatory activities (reading and related tasks) in advance of each seminar. | | Assignment Completion | 50 | Assignment preparation and completion. | | Seminars | 24 | No Description | | Independent Study | 226 | No Description |
| Total Workload: 500 |
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| Essay | End-of-semester essay | 100% | n/a |
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Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Content and Learning Activities
We will discuss various literary and filmic productions that address or reflect current debates relating to to gender and sexuality studies. Using a comparative approach, we will look at different ways authors and artists explore these discourses on/of gender and sexuality and their impact on different cultural and artistic domains. Students will conduct both independent and collaborative work in the course of the module, as well as regular reading and viewing, and associated analytical and reflective tasks.
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Please note that all resources listed are subject to confirmation by the lecturer at the start of the semester.
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Jean Genet: 1966, The Balcony, Grove Press, 114, 0802150349
- Jeffrey Eugenides: 2003, Middlesex, Macmillan, 978-031299173
- Alison Bechdel: 2006, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 248, 978-022408051
- Hervé Guibert: 1994, To the Friend who Did Not Save My Life, Serpents Tail, 245, 1852423285
- Angela Carter: 2015, The Bloody Chamber, Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, 978-014310761
- Arthur Schnitzler: 0, Dream Story, Penguin Modern Classics, 978-014118224
- Virginia Woolf: 2020, Orlando: A Biography, Penguin Modern Classics, 978-024143630
Articles:
- Frank Mort and Lynda Nead: 1999, Sexual Geographies, New Formations, Issue 37, 0950-2378, https://journals.lwbooks.co.uk/newformations/vol-1999-issue-37/,
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Other Resources
- Book: Gavin Brown and Kath Browne, 2016, The Routledge Research Companion to Geographies of Sex and Sexualities, London, Routledge,
- Book: Phil Hubbard, 2013, Cities and Sexualities, Hoboken, NJ, Taylor and Francis,
- Book: David Bell et al., 2001, Pleasure Zones: Bodies, Cities, Spaces, Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press,
- Primary theoretical text: Butler, Undoing Gender,
- Primary theoretical text: Halberstam, Judith, Female Masculinity,
- Primary theoretical text: Halberstam, Judith, In a Queer Time and Place,
- Primary theoretical text: Foucault, HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, volumes 1, 2 and 3,
- Journal issue: Nicola Mai and Russell King (ed.), 2009, Love, Sexuality and Migration,
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