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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Representations of Sexuality
Module Code	LC547
School	SALIS
Online Module Resources
Module Teacher	Jacinta Wright
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module aims to discover how sexuality and gendered subjectivity are constructed in art, mainly fiction, film and theatre. We will explore how these narrative forms serve as technologies of gender, and how they work to establish and to subvert stereotypes of masculinity and femininity.

Learning Outcomes

1. Differentiate between the different discourses of Sexuality Studies theory
2. Identify the continuities and discontinuities in the literary and artistic representations of gender and sexuality
3. Determine which Sexuality Studies Theoretical tools are relevant
4. Demonstrate his/her understanding of how a literary or artistic artefact adresses the sexuality studies related debates of the society it arises from
5. Integrate theoretical tools of relevance to his/her argumentation
6. Relate this understanding of the representation of gender and sexuality to broader intercultural issues, including the dialectic of particularity and universality
7. Draw upon the specific comparative literary tools and techniques to address relevant issues in sexuality studies-related literary and non-literary productions

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Seminars	24	No description
Seminars	24	No Description
Independent learning time	226	No Description
Independent learning	226	No Descritpion
Total Workload: 500

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Spectacular Sexualities.
This course will discuss different literary and filmic productions adressing or reflecting the current debates relating to the issue of sexuality studies and of gender studies. Using a comparative approach, we will look at the different ways authors and artists explore these discourses, and their impact on the cultural and artistic domains..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

by Jean Genet; translated by Bernard Frechtman: 1966, The balcony, Grove Press, New York, 0802150349
Jeffrey Eugenides: 0, Middlesex, Farrar, New York, 0312422156
Alison Bechdel,: 0, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, 0618871713
Herve Guibert,: 0, To the Friend: Who Did Not Save My Life, 1852423285
Angela Carter, Jen Munford (Illustrator): 0, The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories, 0143119044
by Agota Kristof: 1997, The notebook, Grove Press, New York, 0802135064

Other Resources

3861, Primary theoretical text, Foucault, 0, HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, volumes 1, 2 and 3, 3862, Website, 0, http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/, 3863, Website, 0, http://www.iasscs.org/, 3864, Website, 0, http://www.dcu.ie/eross/index.shtml, 3865, Primary theoretical text, Butler, 0, Gender Trouble, 3866, Primary theoretical text, Butler, 0, Undoing Gender, 3867, Primary theoretical text, Halberstam, Judith, 0, Female Masculinity, 3868, Primary theoretical text, Halberstam, Judith,, 0, In a Queer Time and Place,

The overall structure of this course is as follows:1 opening session on Sexuality, Literature and Art, ensuing sessions on different primary fictional texts and other artistic representations related to these texts (films, videos, exhibitions, plays...). These texts deal with all sexualities: heterosexualities, lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex.Also, a full bibliography, accessible on Moodle, is provided to the students, All books (circa 40), are available in the Library.

Programme or List of Programmes

GDALIS

GDip in Applied Lang & Intercul Studies

GDCL

GDip in Comparative Literature

HMSA

Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)

HMSAO

Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)

LGPM

MACL

MA in Comparative Literature