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• +Gender, Globalisation and DevelopmentGEND90006

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  This subject examines the relationships between gender, globalisation and development, illustrated principally through case studies, policy documents, and ethnographic texts. It also draws theoretical perspectives and insights from a number of social science and humanities disciplines as well. On...

• +Gender Diversity in the WorkplaceGEND30005

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject will examine the following questions: what exactly do we mean by gender diversity, who do current ideas include or exclude, why and when is it important, and how should we try to achieve it? The what, why and how of gender diversity are fundamental questions relating to organization...

• +Gender Studies Reading CourseGEND40002

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject is for Gender Studies Honours students only, but is only available in special circumstances and must be organised in advance with the Honours convenor. This subject involves a supervised study of an area of scholarship chosen by the student in consultation with an appointed supervi...

• +Rethinking Rights and Global DevelopmentGEND90007

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject explores the theoretical and political issues surrounding ideas of rights and human rights, with special reference to the development process within the contemporary globalising order. It draws on recent critical feminist and other (re)theorising within a range of disciplines, includ...

• +The Qur'an: An IntroductionISLM20003

  Offered:FebruaryYear:2019

  This subject is an introduction, in English translation, to the most important text of Islam, the Qur'an, which Muslims regard as the primary source of Islam. Students will study: the origins of the Qur'an, its overall structure and content, major themes, approaches to its interpretation, and its...

• +Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1ISLM40011

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  Students will be required to write a thesis of 15,000 words on a topic approved by the supervisor.  

• +Topics in Arabic & Islamic StudiesISLM40001

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject involves a series of seminar presentations and discussions on a topic or topics of contemporary or special interest in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Topics will vary from year to year, depending on current events and the interests of the particular cohort of students. Where appropriate...

• +Contemporary Challenges and IslamISLM30017

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This is the capstone unit for the Islamic Studies major. It provides students with the opportunity to critically reflect upon the major through an engagement with key themes studied. This is achieved through a detailed exploration of contemporary challenges and the Islamic world's responses. The...

• +Gender at Work in The WorldGEND30003

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject explores diverse scenes, sites and spaces of gender as they occur in contemporary life and culture. It will draw on key theories and approaches to gender to study sexual difference and sexuality in relation to real world contexts including culture, home, education, media, politics, p...

• +Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous ArtsAIND10003

  Offered:Summer Term, Winter TermYear:2019Quotas apply

  The student will experience Indigenous Culture, Identity and Arts Practice first hand as they visit remote and urban Victorian Aboriginal communities, art galleries and artists. Fieldwork will comprise a four-night stay at Lake Condah Mission on Gunditjmara country (Heywood and Portland) where st...

• +Key Thinkers and ConceptsAIND20007

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  This subject will introduce students to key thinkers and concepts in Aboriginal governance, community and cultural activism, Aboriginal advancement, self-determination and social justice. Key Thinkers and Concepts will allow students who have completed the first year MULT10001 Aboriginalities sub...

• +Art and Indigenous VoiceAIND10004

  Offered:Semester 1Year:2019

  This subject is designed to give students a solid basis from which to start engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural practice. Utilising both existing and new cultural frameworks, through lectures in cultural safety, traditional beliefs and culture, contemporary histo...

• +LundU:Globalisation and Gender RelationsGEND20005

  Offered:SeptemberYear:2019

  The course focuses on globalisation and gender relations. The first part of the course focuses on main concepts and perspectives crucial to the understanding of changes in social institutions and gender relations in globalisation processes. Gender relations are studied on a structural as well as ...

• +Australian Indigenous Studies Thesis Pt1AIND40007

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  Topic selected in consultation with coordinator and supervisor. Enrolment in the thesis is across two consecutive semesters and students must enrol in the subject in each semester to ensure they are meeting the full 50 point requirement for the year-long subject.

• +Contemporary Middle East & Central AsiaISLM90007

  Offered:FebruaryYear:2019

  This subject focuses on the contemporary political landscape of the Middle East and Central Asia. It explores the interplay of international relations and domestic politics, especially in the wake of the war on terror and the Arab Uprisings. It traces the challenge of Islamism with reference to t...

• +Islam and PoliticsISLM90008

  Offered:JulyYear:2019

  What sort of a phenomenon is political Islam, or Islamism? How is it manifest and what political or intellectual forces have contributed to its growth? This subject places political Islam within the context of an increasingly globalised world, and considers the role of Islamism within Muslim-majo...

• +Comparative Social PolicySOCI90003

  Offered:NovemberYear:2019

  This subject, which is taught in Indonesia, uses a comparative approach to analyse key areas of contemporary social policy, with a focus on the reform strategies that emerged over the 1990s. The subject examines the different social policy responses that have characterised these strategies, and c...

• +Europe and its OthersEURO30005

  Offered:Semester 2Year:2019

  This subject explores portrayals and perceptions of perceived “Others” in Europe – such as Jews, Muslims, “gypsies” and refugees - and how they have contributed to European identities in the past and today. Looking at literature, film, philosophy, music, food and popular culture, the subject will...

• +A Taste of Europe: Melbourne IntensiveEURO20007

  Offered:Summer TermYear:2019

  In this course students learn about a selection of European cuisines and how they have been plated up for consumption in Melbourne. Food and wine are often used to support national and regional identity. In the first part of this course, students will consider the relationship between gastronomy ...

• +Seminars in Languages and Linguistics AEURO40002

  Offered:Semester 1, Semester 2Year:2019

  A program of advanced seminars on a current topic in language and cultural studies and/or linguistics and applied linguistics. The topic studied will vary from year to year depending on the availability of staff. Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of the particular topic under consideration...