| Offered By: |
Resource Management in Asia Pacific |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Anthropology |
| Offered in: |
First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
This course introduces the key elements of the scholarly debates and analytical tools of Gender and Development, including the theories around gender and empowerment, and contemporary approaches to gender equity and mainstreaming. This is done through a balance of thought-provoking regional and sectoral case studies from different cultural contexts including South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and indigenous societies; as well as in key themes such as empowerment, water, and mining. The approach is critical, bottom-up, and inclusive. A key question that will be addressed through the course is that despite the sophistication of scholarly understanding of gender and inequality, why it is still difficult to fully address gender issues in development projects and programs. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Students who satisfy the requirements of this course will have the knowledge and skills: - to demonstrate a critical appreciation of the key concepts and approaches used by development scholars and practitioners, linking them to gender and development theory;
- to describe and evaluate data from a gender perspective, and appraise a development project or policy in terms of its likely gender impacts; and
- to reflect critically on their own experience of development in light of the concepts and methods introduced in the course.
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| Indicative Assessment: |
Literature Review (25%) Major Essay (65%). Class Participation (10%) |
| Workload: |
Students can expect to spend 10 hours per week on this course (inclusive of weekly 2.5 hour lecture/workshops) |
| Course Classification(s): |
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| Areas of Interest: |
Anthropology and Development Studies |
| Eligibility: |
Students enrolled in an ANU or equivalent Masters program are eligible to enroll. |
| Consent Required: |
Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course. |
| Technology Requirements: |
High speed internet access is required to access online course materials. |
| Majors/Specialisations: |
Conflict and Development, Indigenous Policy, Society & Environment, Global Health and Development, and Health and Gender |
| Programs: |
Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development, Master of Anthropology, Master of Culture, Health and Medicine, and Master of Environment |
| Other Information: |
Delivery Mode: Semester 1 This course is provided through flexible delivery to both on campus and off campus students. |
| Academic Contact: |
Dr Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt |
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