Gender, Sexuality & Culture was established at ANU in 2001 as an innovative interdisciplinary program. As well as having its own dedicated staff it draws on the teaching and research expertise of scholars from across the university.
 
Its combination of gender and cultural studies provides a unique perspective on contemporary social and cultural life.

Our research and teaching areas include:

• Popular Culture and Cultural Theory
• Asian Cultural Studies and Film Studies
• Food, Race and Multiculturalism
• Trauma Studies
• Literary Studies  (including testimony and life-writing)
• Feminist Theory
• Sexuality
• Health, Illness and Embodiment
• Gender and Development

The program members are active researchers who publish widely and have strong international reputations. They have won awards and grants for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and are committed to student-centred and research-led education.

The ANU is an exciting place to study Gender, Sexuality & Culture because of its research strengths and its fostering of collaboration through the ANU Gender Institute.
The Gender, Sexuality & Culture program has links to:

• The ANU Gender Institute
• The School of Culture, History and Language in the College of Asia and the Pacific
• The Humanities Research Centre
• The School of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences

As the nation's capital, Canberra offers many resources for those studying and researching gender and cultural studies: The National Archive, The National Museum, The National Library, The Parliamentary Library, The National Film and Sound Archive and many gender-related government and non-governmental organisations.
 

Undergraduate

Programs offered

• Major in Gender, Sexuality & Culture
• Minor in Gender & Sexuality
• Minor in Cultural Studies

For further information about undergraduate study please contact the discipline convenor, Dr Helen Keane
 

Honours

For information on Honours entry requirements and applications, as well as rules and guidelines see the College of Arts and Social Sciences information for prospective students and current students.

Study@ information for the Honours program:

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or further information contact the Honours Convenor Dr Gaik Cheng Khoo.
 

Postgraduates

Programs offered

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

The ANU has strengths in feminist theory, anthropology and history; literary, critical and cultural studies; gender and development; and international studies.

More specific areas of expertise include: trauma studies; feminist and cultural studies of medicine, health and embodiment; South East Asian cinema and popular culture; food, race and multiculturalism; Asian modernities; and law, literature and popular culture.

For opportunities in Graduate Studies see Study@ANU.

For further information contact the Postgraduate Convenor, Dr Rosanne Kennedy.