Showing 13 courses for the subject Gender and Sexuality Studies
Gender, Sexuality and Kinship
ANTH201
This course examines anthropological approaches to kinship, sexuality and gender. It will explore the shifting social norms surrounding gender, sexuality, the family and relatedness across diverse cultural settings. It will reveal how practices of ge...
This course will examine the major influences on and developments in feminist theory and gender and sexuality studies up to the present day. Among the topics considered are: gender and sexual difference and diversity, sexual politics and sexuality, t...
Myth and Storytelling
CLAS211
A study of the diverse functions of myth and storytelling in Greek and Roman literature and society, and the intersection of mythical and rational modes of thought.
Reproducing Gendered Bodies
SOSC215
This course will examine gender relations from a sociological perspective. It will draw on a variety of approaches and perspectives to examine key concepts, issues and themes in contemporary gender studies. Readings, lectures and tutorials will focus...
Reflecting on Violence
SOSC223
This course familiarises students with social theories of violence and security in various contexts, paying particular attention to the gendered dynamics of violence. We consider topics such as state violence, torture, terrorism, sexual violence, vio...
Cinema and Representation
FILM302
This course examines how cinema represents issues such gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and/or class in a critical manner.
Media, Gender and Sexuality
MDIA306
This course examines the representations, contexts, and politics of gender, sexuality and the media. By interrogating the discourses of gender and sexuality as they are 'mediated' in a variety of forms (including television, film, popular music, soci...
Myth and Storytelling
CLAS311
A study of the diverse functions of myth and storytelling in Greek and Roman literature and society, and the intersection of mythical and rational modes of thought. Co-taught with CLAS 211. Offered in alternate years.
Race, Gender and Development
GEOG312
This course explores people’s experiences of development in relation to race, gender and sexuality in Aotearoa New Zealand and other places in the world. We engage feminist, queer, postcolonial, Kaupapa Māori and Mana Wahine theories to help us quest...
Women, Crime and Social Control
CRIM313
The study of women's involvement and experiences within the criminal justice system and its social control implications. Topics include women as offenders, women as victims, and women as criminal justice professionals.
Reproducing Gendered Bodies
SOSC315
This course will examine gender relations from a sociological perspective. It will draw on a variety of approaches and perspectives to examine key concepts, issues and themes in contemporary gender studies. Readings, lectures and tutorials will focus...
Sexual Violence
CRIM324
This course is designed to introduce students to the issues and concepts central to an understanding of sexual violence. The focus of the course is on the study of adult rape/sexual assault and child sexual abuse. The course explores the causes, char...
This course enables students to engage deeply with a broad range of feminist thought. We will first focus on feminist critiques of social/political institutions, then on feminist prescriptions, and finally look at the means feminists have suggested f...
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