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Feminism (PHIL20046)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Winter Term
Overview
| Availability | Winter Term - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
“Feminism is for everybody”! “Men have no place on the women’s march!”. ”If your feminism isn’t intersectional, it’s bullshit!” “It is not the job of feminism to care about all injustice everywhere!”. “Feminism is about women’s equality with men!”. “Feminism isn’t about equality with men, it’s about women’s liberation from what men have created!” These are all familiar claims, and yet they pull in completely different directions. What is feminism? Who is it for? Can men be feminists, or only allies? What is intersectionality, and must feminism be intersectional? In this subject we’ll critically consider a range of feminist theories, including both radical feminism and liberal feminism, and from all four ‘waves’ (with an emphasis on second wave feminism). We’ll also consider a range of applied topics like prostitution and pornography, inclusion of transwomen, theories of gender, gendered social norms, and reproductive rights.
Intended learning outcomes
- Achieve a sound comprehension of the major views in feminist theory (liberal, radical, 1st - 4th wave) and their contemporary political applications;
- Acquire a familiarity with some key texts from which these views come;
- Demonstrate understanding of feminist theory on which to build further expertise in the Level-3 course 'Race and Gender';
- Learn to deploy the methods of critical analysis and argument employed in analytic philosophy.
Generic skills
- Acquire strong skills in critical analysis and argument;
- Improve upon general reasoning;
- Strengthen written communication.
Last updated: 3 June 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Some familiarity with feminist theory or politics will be an advantage, but is not required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 June 2023
Assessment
Winter Term
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A 1,000 word essay (Due after Week 2 of 3)
| Week 2 | 25% |
A 3,000 word essay (Due one week after teaching finishes)
| At the end of the assessment period | 75% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five working days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 3 June 2023
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Holly Lawford-Smith Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours total over the 3 week teaching period. 1x 2-hour lecture per day, and 1x 1-hour tutorial. Lecture videos will be accessible online in students' own time. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 June 2022 to 15 July 2022 Last self-enrol date 30 June 2022 Census date 8 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 15 July 2022 Assessment period ends 22 July 2022 Winter Term contact information
Last updated: 3 June 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 June 2023