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Archived Version 2021 - 2022
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Description This module aims to discover how sexuality and gendered subjectivity are constructed in art, mainly fiction, film and theatre. We will explore how these narrative forms serve as technologies of gender, and how they work to establish and to subvert stereotypes of masculinity and femininity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Differentiate between the different discourses of Sexuality Studies theory 2. Identify the continuities and discontinuities in the literary and artistic representations of gender and sexuality 3. Determine which Sexuality Studies Theoretical tools are relevant 4. Demonstrate his/her understanding of how a literary or artistic artefact adresses the sexuality studies related debates of the society it arises from 5. Integrate theoretical tools of relevance to his/her argumentation 6. Relate this understanding of the representation of gender and sexuality to broader intercultural issues, including the dialectic of particularity and universality 7. Draw upon the specific comparative literary tools and techniques to address relevant issues in sexuality studies-related literary and non-literary productions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Spectacular SexualitiesThis course will discuss different literary and filmic productions adressing or reflecting the current debates relating to the issue of sexuality studies and of gender studies. Using a comparative approach, we will look at the different ways authors and artists explore these discourses, and their impact on the cultural and artistic domains. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 27205, Primary theoretical text, Foucault, 0, HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, volumes 1, 2 and 3, 27210, Primary theoretical text, Butler, 0, Undoing Gender, 27211, Primary theoretical text, Halberstam, Judith, 0, Female Masculinity, 27212, Primary theoretical text, Halberstam, Judith,, 0, In a Queer Time and Place, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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