This course is designed to explore the interactions between law gender identity and sexualities. It will:
- provide a theoretical framework which highlights the complexity and contradictions inherent in the construction of sexualities, from an interdisciplinary perspective
- examine a range of legal controversies surrounding sexuality
- consider the interaction of gender, class, race and sexuality issues
- consider the relationship between "queer" theory, lesbian and gay theory and feminist theory
- consider the relationship between activism and the legal process.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Define, explain, distinguish and apply the different theoretical approaches to sexuality arising from various academic disciplines and methodologies (scientific, moral, sociological, feminist and queer);
- Use this advanced knowledge to analyse critically a range of complex legal controversies and problems, both historical and contemporary, surrounding sexuality and gender identity;
- Explain and demonstrate the ways in which gender, class, race and sexuality interact with each other and influence the outcome of legal questions;
- Define, explain and apply queer theory and feminist theory to legal questions surrounding sexuality and gender identity;
- Recognise and appraise the difficulties of activism in legal processes;
- Reflect critically on published research in law, gender identity and sexuality both orally and in writing;
- Engage in legal research utilising a variety of legal research sources and technical research skills, including legal databases, in order to research case law, legislation and scholarly journal articles;
- Plan and execute interdisciplinary legal research with independence in order to produce original scholarship; and
- Communicate knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.
Other Information
Classes may be offered in non-standard sessions and be taught on an intensive base with compulsory contact hours (a minimum of 36 hours). Please refer to the LLB timetable for dates. Please contact the ANU College of Law Student Administration Services to request a permission code to enrol in classes offered in non-standard sessions.
Indicative Assessment
- In this course students are expected to develop critical thinking skills along with the skills necessary in preparing and executing research and writing. To meet these objectives, there will be 2 compulsory, non-redeemable assessment tasks: A Reflective Class Paper worth 20% and a Research Essay worth 80%. Although both tasks are compulsory, students have a wide range of options available in choosing their topics and methodology for each task. (null) [LO null]
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Workload
Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have 3 contact hours per week (a minimum of 36 hours). Students are generally expected to devote at least 10 hours overall per week to this course.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3660 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9903 | 22 Jul 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 31 Aug 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | In Person | View |
