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School:
School of Arts and Humanities
Credit Rating:
20
Level (including FHEQ):
H (FHEQ Level 6)
Graded or Non Graded:
Graded
Version Valid From:
2021-05-01
Module Leader:
Rebecca Saunders
Version Number
2022.01
Learning Methods
Seminar
Guided Independent Study
Lecture
Synopsis
This module explores a broad range of issues relating to gender, sex and sexuality as they are mediated through digital culture and technologies. Using theoretical frameworks from a range of disciplines, including digital humanities, gender and sexuality studies, cultural and media studies, sexology and medical humanities, you will explore the … For more content click the Read More button below.
The module spans major socio-political areas such as the development of masculinity in the twenty-first century, trans and queer cultures as they have developed online and global issues related to women’s rights. It allows you to investigate the ways in which these developments in gender and sexuality are intimately bound up with digital technologies and culture. It considers how sexuality is intertwined with datafication, how smart technology influences ideas of sexual pleasure and dating, and how ideas of the virtual produce new demands on the body that can be seen in recent developments in online pornography and digital technologies such as smart vibrators, AI sex robots and dating apps. You will also consider these issues in relation to race and asks how these technologies operate in North and South America and Asia. This module is fundamental to students interested in researching and working in areas related to gender, race and global inequalities, as it provides an advanced guide to the theory, politics, culture and governmental policies related to contemporary sexuality. The module is also at the forefront of innovative research in the area of digital sexuality, and presents entirely new areas of study concerning algorithmic sexuality, sexual datafication and heteronormative media infrastructure.
Learning Strategy
Students will learn through a combination of lectures and workshops in class, as well as independent directed and self-directed study. Students will work with a number of digital methods and methodological tools, as well as further data analysis software, and are expected to use a variety of online tools. Students’ … For more content click the Read More button below.
Outline Syllabus
This module consists of lectures and seminars which explore key themes related to issues including: • Big data and sexuality• AI sex robots and smart vibrators• Dating apps• Digital pornography• Masculinity• Trans and queer cultures• Fourth-wave and post-feminism• The neoliberal body• Global sexual cultures • Affect in digital culture
Formative Assessment
Assessment 1: Oral presentation/assessment
Summative Assessment
Assessment 1: Presentation
Assessment 2: Written Assignment
Assessment Criteria
The module will be graded in line with the University regulations. The assessment criteria will be those used by the Media, Journalism and Film subject area, designed in accordance with the appropriate Benchmark document, and made available to students in module handbooks and on assessment briefs.
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