Unit name | Sex, Gender and Law |
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Unit code | LAWD30110 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Bibbings |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will consider gender, sexuality, feminist and queer theories as they relate to contemporary legal and social issues. During the first term we will cover key theoretical frameworks, which might include: the Suffragettes, Liberal feminism, Cultural feminism, Radical feminism, Intersectionality, Black feminism, Marxist feminism, Post structuralism, Masculinities, and Queer Theory. In the second term we will apply these theories to substantive legal and social topics, which might include: the family and reproduction; male and sexual violence; human rights; trans politics; employment and the gender division of labour; legal reasoning; pornography; sex work. This module builds on your brief encounter with critical jurisprudence in Year 2. As such, it is not a doctrinal legal module and is suited to students interested in developing their knowledge of critical jurisprudence, feminist, queer and socio-legal theory.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
1 x summative assessment: coursework with a specified word count (100%)
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
There are numerous texts that are relevant for our study and because this is an interdisciplinary unit taught around the specialist research expertise of the teachers, you would do well to follow the reading lists carefully.
Journals: Some important journals in the field include:
Websites: The following websites and blogs are an excellent source of feminist and queer commentary and debate (there are many others).
You might also follow your lecturers on twitter for other pertinent references: @yvetterusse11 @JoanneConaghan @LoisSBibbings @katiecruzzzz