Technologies of Sex

that binary sex and gender have a natural and biological basis? And how can we use science and technology in the pursuit of feminist and queer goals? This subject examines these questions from the perspective of feminist, queer and decolonial theories of science and technology. Introducing students to the rich interdisciplinary field of feminist and queer technoscience, the subject offers a critical inquiry into the scientific construction of sexuality, and the history of scholarly efforts to challenge the nature/culture binary and rethink our beliefs in science as objective and value-free. Key topics include: feminist objectivity; the false binary of nature vs nurture; the construction of biological sex; postcolonial science studies; reproductive technologies; and feminist and queer interfaces with biomedicalisation.

• 1Show a broad understanding of theoretical trajectories related to the study of sexuality and science in Gender Studies
• 2Apply critical skills and methods to analyse contemporary issues related to gender, sexuality and science across a wide range of cultural contexts and socio-political settings
• 3Demonstrate a developing capacity to critically evaluate arguments concerning sexuality, biology, nature and the origins of gendered difference from feminist, queer, trans, and decolonial perspectives.