SS4005:06
Gender and Development *
| Townsville | HECS Band 1 |
39 hours workshops/seminars. Semester 1.
Available to Bachelor of Social Science students undertaking honours in the Asia Pacific Community Development major.
Staff: Dr R Bastin, Dr R Henry.
This subject is a high level critical reading subject done as a coursework component of honours in Asia-Pacific Community Development. The subject explores social and economic development theories and their relation to contemporary formations of gender in the Asia-Pacific region. Changing work practices, domestic environments and sexual relations are examined from the perspective of postcolonial, feminist and practice-oriented theory.
Learning Objectives:
- examine the theoretical and ideological issues linking gender and development;
- critically evaluate the link between gender and development through several case studies from the Asia-Pacific region;
- assess changes to family structure in the context of changing patterns of work, poverty and development;
- identify key issues involving gender relations, civil unrest and political reform.
Assessment by written assignments (100%).
* To be introduced in 2004