SOC-30053 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The central aim of this module is to explore how gender is constructed in public sphere narratives. It introduces feminist, gender and queer theories that help us to understand the production and reception of representations of femininities, masculinities, and sexualities, and assesses the ways in which gender intersects with other structures of power, including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and age. Throughout the module we deconstruct how gender and sexuality have been culturally reproduced through the critical analysis of a wide variety of culturally produced texts.

- To introduce the conceptual and theoretical feminist frameworks that help to understand the production and reception of representations of femininities, masculinities, and sexualities.
- To assess the ways in which gender intersects with other structures of power, including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and age.
- To deconstruct how gender and sexualities have been culturally reproduced through the critical analysis of a variety of public sphere narratives.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and define the principal concepts and theories relating to the representation of gender: 1,2
Critically evaluate feminist theories in relation to the representation of femininities, masculinities, and sexualities: 1,2
Demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which gender intersects with other structures of power, including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality and age: 1,2
Critically analyse media texts in order to reveal how gender and sexualities are culturally reproduced: 1
Demonstrate the ability to carry out independent research and apply this to a specific case study: 1

Study hours

22 hours lecture and seminar time
44 hours of set guided asynchronous online activity to include engagement with key readings, audio, video content and note-writing.
34 hours project preparation
50 hours essay preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment