ATS3531 Gender and sexuality in film and television
Faculty of Arts
ATS3531 Gender and sexuality in film and television is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3531
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3531
No unit lists ATS3531 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: FTV2070, FTV3070
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. As this is a third-year level unit, it is recommended that you only take this unit after you have completed at least one second-year level unit in Film and screen studies.
Overview
Gender and Sexuality in Film and Television surveys different dimensions of film feminism. It acknowledges the vital ways in which feminist film theory has shaped the discipline and the importance of gender and sexuality in understanding how film and television circulates amongst diverse audiences. Topics may include genre, authorship, women in industry and activism. The unit will critically engage with debates in film studies and also draw on concepts in gender, LGBT, nonbinary and critical race theory. There will be an emphasis on theories of spectatorship, audiences and the relationship between film and television and the viewer. A range of different contemporary and historical screen examples will be discussed and viewed throughout the semester, encompassing film and television from Australian, the USA, Asia and other regional or national contexts.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-class activityQuiz / Test12%
- Critical reviewWritten25%
- EssayWritten45%
- In class testQuiz / Test18%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an understanding the historical development of key theoretical approaches in feminist film theory;
- 2
Analyse the formal and narrative codes of different screen media by employing and synthesizing multiple methods in feminist film theory;
- 3
Compare and assess different theoretical approaches to gender, film, television or web media and evaluate their utility for critiquing gender politics;
- 4
Critically analyse written and filmic texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3531 is part of 7 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
- COMMUNIC05Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN06Level 2 and 3 elective unitsFilm and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN07Level 2 and 3 elective unitsFilm and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT01Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- SCREEN03Screen elective unitsScreenNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Belinda Smaill
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Belinda Smaill
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3531?
ATS3531 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3531 offered?
In 2025, ATS3531 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS3531?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3531 have an exam?
No. ATS3531 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3531?
ATS3531 is part of Communications and media studies; Film and screen studies; Health humanities; and Screen.