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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 D Miles,

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%).