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Course Materials : Advancing Sexuality Studies

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Course Materials : Advancing Sexuality Studies: A short course on sexuality theory and research methodologies

The course  ‘Introduction to Advancing Sexuality Studies: A short course on sexuality theory and research methodologies’ was developed by the Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network and presented through a partnership with the Institute of Gender & Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad & Tobago). 


The first short course was developed by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society. 

The course was designed and taught as a four-week intensive and overview of the field of Sexuality Studies. The modules/topics were taught by five instructors at the IGDS in Summer 2013 -- John Campbell (UWI St. Augustine); Alison Donnell (University of Reading); Rosamond S. King (Brooklyn College); Colin Robinson (CAISO), and Angelique V. Nixon (Susquehanna University).

As co-chairs of the Caribbean IRN, Rosamond S. King and Angelique V. Nixon were the main organisers and facilitators of the course and course materials.


 For more reflection on the success of the course at IGDS, see Angelique V. Nixon's article on Academia.Edu






The materials from the course have been provided here for use by institutions and individuals.

License
The modules from the  entire short course on sexuality theory and research methodologies are available under an ‘Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike’ licence from Creative Commons. 

This licence allows for work to be used as is, amended or built upon, on provision that: 
  • Any use or amendments are undertaken for a non-commercial purpose  
  • Credit is given to:
    • Module creator 
    • Short course developers: the Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network (IRN) and the Institute for Gender & Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (Trinidad). 
    • The Ford Foundation (as short course funder). 
In addition, any new creations based on original modules or the original short course must be licensed under identical terms. This ensures that any derivatives of the module or the short course will also be non-commercial. 

Each module has the creator and other attribution information.

The materials are stored on the Digital Library of the Caribbean

Each module has an outline for participants, facilitator notes and a presentation.

Please click on the links below to download the documents.




Course Introduction (Presentation) ( PPT )

Course Introduction (Facilitator  Notes) ( DOC )

Course Introduction (Outline) ( DOC )

Sex, Sexuality and Gender :Basic Concepts (Presentation) ( PPT )

Sex, Sexuality and Gender : Basic Concepts (Facilitator Notes) ( DOC )

Sex, Sexuality and Gender :Basic Concepts (Outline) ( DOCX )

Biopower and Sexuality (Facilitator Notes) ( DOCX )

Biopower and Sexuality (Outline ) ( DOCX )

Biopower and Sexuality (Presentation ) ( PPTX )

Critical Sexuality Studies and Research Methodologies (Facilitator Notes) ( DOC )

Critical Sexuality Studies and Research Methodologies (Outline) ( DOCX )

Critical Sexuality Studies and Research Methodologies (Presentation) ( PPT )

The Social Construction of Sexual Identities (Presentation) ( PPT )

The Social Construction of Sexual Identities (FacilitatorNotes) ( DOC )

The Social Construction of Sexual Identities (Outline) ( DOCX )

Sexuality, The Body, & Personhood (Facilitator Notes) ( DOCX )

Sexuality, The Body, & Personhood (Presentation) ( PPT )

Sexuality, The Body, & Personhood (Outline) ( DOCX )

Men & Masculinity (Presentation) ( PPT )

Men & Masculinity (Facilitator Notes) ( DOCX )

Men & Masculinity (Outline) ( DOCX )


The following two documents are provided as samples :-
IRN-IGDS Course Details ( DOCX )
IRN-IGDS Course Schedule May 2013 ( Zip file )

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