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ATS2561 · Monash University

Sex and the media

Credit points
6
Level
2
Workload
≈ 12 h / week
Faculty
Arts

What it covers

Sex and the media will examine contemporary media and the implications these have for gender, identity, relationships, communities and social policy. Critical interdisciplinary approaches are used to address the following key questions: How is sex, gender and sexuality created and produced by popular culture? How are cultural meanings around sex and gender made, circulated and reinforced? What roles do consumers have in determining and defining the product?

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
EssayWritten40%
OtherPresentation30%
Quiz/QuizzesQuiz / Test30%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn-campus
ClaytonOn-campus