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Trans Studies: Cultures and Communities (GEND30007)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject charts the emergence of transgender studies, situating gender and sex in conceptual frameworks that have contributed to the development of this dynamic academic field. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, we will ask questions such as: What does the term ‘trans’ mean? Is it an identity, a methodology, or both? How has the development of trans studies reconceptualised feminist and queer understandings of gender, sex, and power? Throughout the subject, we will examine a wide range of issues related to trans and non-binary subjectivities, including representation, recognition, pathologisation, and visibility, and will analyse how gender is controlled, confined, and policed by structural institutions (e.g., the legal system, the medical establishment, the prison industrial complex). In focusing on the experiences and lived realities of trans and gender-diverse communities, we will keep in mind the intersectional nature of identity and will be attentive to how race, class, age, nationality, and dis/ability structure and inform understandings of sex and gender. Attention will also be paid to movement of transgender subjectivities across transnational spaces. Throughout the semester, we will also interrogate what is at stake in including ‘T’ in LGBT as well as critical trans scholarship’s relationship to queer theory and feminism.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of transgender theory
- Have a firm grasp of national and international debates about transgender and develop the ability to evaluate specific issues in contemporary societies from transgender perspectives
- Apply high level analysis, conceptual sophistication and critical thinking in the field of transgender studies
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:
- Develop independent thought and arguments
- Receive new ideas and opinions through tutorial presentations and discussions
- Develop effective written and oral communication through tutorial presentations, discussions and written assignments
- Develop flexibility, tolerance and cooperation with people from diverse background
- Develop management and planning through organising workloads for recommended reading and assessment requirements
Last updated: 1 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students take GEND10001 prior to taking this subject.
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: 1 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Reflective essay At the start of the semester, students will choose a week in which to present a topic. An essay on that topic is due the following week
| From Week 2 to Week 12 | 40% |
Tutorial presentation - At the start of the semester, students will choose a week in which to present a topic. An essay on that topic is due the following week Hurdle requirement: Students must make a tutorial presentation | N/A | |
Research essay
| During the examination period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of (or at least) 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures, in person or via online delivery. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. (Complete not less than 50% of word count)s, and make a tutorial presentation in preparation for the Reflective Essay, in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per working day.
Last updated: 1 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator CQ Quinan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: a 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
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Last updated: 1 March 2024
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:
- 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: 1 March 2024