ASC300 - Gender, Media and Society
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Kim Toffoletti |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASC346 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture (recordings provided) per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit takes a sociological approach to gender and the media, exploring gender identities, subjectivities, relations and politics relative to transformative shifts in the media landscape. Gender issues will be examined across the three media dimensions of Industry, Content and Users. Students will be introduced to a rich range of theoretical orientations (such as post feminism, intersectionality and theories of affect) to critically analyse the workings of gender in the media. Students will learn how to apply sociological and feminist approaches to critically analyse media issues and developments such as hashtag activism, sexism and sexualisation, media (in)visibility, digital labour, online harassment, influencer culture, and popular feminism. By investigating the links between media power, representation, social inequality and social action, this unit fosters critical thinking at the intersections of gender, race, sexuality and ability.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Interpret and analyse a variety of contemporary media texts through the application of relevant social theories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Evaluate local and global media practices using critical gender approaches | GLO8: Global Citizenship |
| ULO3 | Generate evidence-based solutions to counter sexism in the media, with the aim to advance gender justice/social change | GLO5: Problem Solving |
| ULO4 | Mobilise digital technologies to generate and communicate evidence-based ideas and arguments | GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research and Writing Exercise | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Essay | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: Research and Writing Exercise | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ASC300 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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