SC291-5-SP-CO:
Sociology of Sexualities
2023/24
Sociology and Criminology
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
14 June 2023
Requisites for this module
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The prime concern of this course is to provide an introduction to sexuality studies. A theoretical background of constructionism will be used. Term two looks at contemporary developments through citizenship, globalisation, heteronormativity, and gender.
One of the key aims of the module will be to consider the sociologically significant developments around the study of sexuality, rights and citizenship, including changes in lesbian and gay equality.
To gain an insight into sociology of sexualities
Provisional Overview:
Introducing Queer Theory; Sexuality and feminism; Queering Kinship: Rethinking Transgression; Sexing Citizenship: Sexual Dissidence and the Nation-State; Homo Economics: Sexuality, Employment and the Pink Economy; Sexuality and Space: Beyond the Queer Metropolis; The Heteronormative Gaze: Contemporary Queer Representations; Sexuality and Globalization; Researching Sexualities: Notes from the Field
The course will be taught in the format of a weekly lecture followed by a class. In the first session we will develop our arrangements for work during the term. Typically there will be a lecture followed by a discussion and some student presentations.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Essay |
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100% |
| Exam |
Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: In-Person, Open Book, 120 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Roisin Ryan-Flood, email: rflood@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Róisín Ryan-Flood
Email: socugrad@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Paul Gilbert
University of Sussex
Senior Lecturer in International Development
Dr Emily Gray
University of Warwick
Assistant Professor of Criminology
Available via Moodle
Of 22 hours, 18 (81.8%) hours available to students:
2 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
2 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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