2015-2016 Undergraduate Calendar

Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study distinguished by its focus on the experiences of a range of different women, - past and present - and analyses of gender. Women's and Gender Studies courses invite both male and female students to explore the interplay of gender and power, with careful attention to the intersections of race, class, sexuality, colonialism and imperialism.

Women's and Gender Studies students engage with women's texts and cultural artifacts, examine national and international gender politics and activism, experience innovative teaching, and develop skills in feminist theory and research methods. Students of Women's and Gender Studies are well equipped to bring a critical analysis to a range of careers including those in education, business and management, law, health, government and social services.

The Women's and Gender Studies program aims to provide a supportive and intellectually challenging environment to women in the university and it maintains active links to women's organizations in the community. The Centre for Women's and Gender Studies is dedicated to the memory of the fourteen women students whose deaths in 1989 at the École Polytechnique dramatized the need for a greater understanding of systemic and structural violence against women both locally and globally.

Social Service Worker-Sheridan College

The Social Service Worker Program involves courses offered through Brock University and Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology. This four-year program combines training in a variety of applied social service settings at Sheridan College with an Honours BA Women's and Gender Studies at Brock. Students can obtain both solid applied skills and a strong theoretical foundation in a variety of aspects of social services. The program leads to career opportunities in a wide variety of areas including youth worker, assistants for developmentally challenged individuals, counsellor in a variety of group home and mental health settings, and acting as an advocate or counsellor in crisis centres or centres for women. Obtaining both an Honours BA Women's and Gender Studies and a college diploma would ordinarily involve at least five years of study, but this Brock-Sheridan articulation agreement program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience and attainment of the Brock Leadership Skills Certificate programs are considered assets. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms and further details concerning the Social Service Worker program are available at brocku.ca/social-sciences/collaborative-programs

Program Notes

1.	Students intending to pursue an Honours degree should take WGST 2P90 and 2P91 in year 2.
2.	With the permission of the Director of Women's and Gender Studies, courses in related disciplines numbered 3(alpha)90 or above may be considered for WGST credits.
3.	Courses from other departments may be given a Women's and Gender Studies credit. A course outline must be approved by the Director.
4.	SOCI 1F90 is recommended in year 1, WGST 2Q93, 2Q94 and PSYC 3P31 are recommended in year 2 of the Social Service Worker articulation agreement program.
5.	BIOL 1F25, 1F26 or SCIE 1P50 and 1P51 are recommended.
6.	In 20 credit Honours degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In this 20 credit with Major degree program a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least four credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least two credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above. In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program

Year 1

	WGST 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit (see program note 5)
	two elective credits

Year 2

	WGST 2P90 and 2P91
	WGST 2P94 or 2Q99
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 3

	WGST 3F95, 3P90 and 3P91
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 4

	One WGST credit
	one WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one WGST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Yukon College Exchange and Degree Completion Program

Honours

Year 3

Year 3 is now closed

Year 4

(taken at Brock University)

	One and one-half WGST credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one and one-half WGST credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

BA with Major Program

Year 1

	WGST 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit (see program note 5)
	two elective credits

Year 2

	WGST 2P90 and 2P91
	WGST 2P94 or 2Q99
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 3

	WGST 3F95, 3P90 and 3P91
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 4

	One WGST credit
	two WGST credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	two elective credits

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Combined Major Program

Honours

Year 1

	WGST 1F90
	one credit from the co-major discipline
	one Sciences context credit (see program note 5)
	one Humanities context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	WGST 2P90 and 2P91
	WGST 2P94 or 2Q99
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	WGST 3P90 and 3P91
	one WGST credit
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 4

	One and one-half WGST credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	one-half WGST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	two credits from the co-major discipline (see program note 6)
	one elective credit

Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology BA with Major

Consult the Sociology entry for a listing of the program requirements.

Pass

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Certificate Program

The Centre for Women's and Gender Studies also offers a Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies. It provides an overview for interested persons who already have a degree in a different field or who do not wish to proceed to a degree. It is of special interest to people working in a related field. The admission requirements are the same as for the degree program. Prospective students should consult with the Director before beginning the certificate program.

The certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses with an overall average of 60 percent:

	Two credits from WGST 1F90, 2P00, 2P90 and 2P91
	WGST 2P94 or 2Q99
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	two WGST credits (see program note 3)

Minor Program

Students in other disciplines can obtain a minor in Women's and Gender Studies within their degree program by completing the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

	WGST 1F90
	three WGST credits

Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement

Social Service Worker-Sheridan College

Year 1

	WGST 1F90
	PSYC 1F90
	one Humanities Context credit
	one Sciences context credit
	one elective credit (see program note 4)

Year 2

	WGST 2P90, 2P91 and 2P94
	WGST 2P96 or 2P99
	one WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 4)
	one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
	PSYC 2P30
	SOCI 1P80
	one-half elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 (see program note 4)

Year 3

taken at Sheridan College

Year 4

	WGST 3F95, 3P90 and 3P91
	one WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
	one and one-half WGST credits numbered 3(alpha)90 to 4(alpha)99
	one-half elective credit

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates a primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

WGST 1F90

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Overview of sociocultural, political, institutional and theoretical approaches to, and historical, philosophical and literary foundations of the study of women's lives and gender issues.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 1F90.

WGST 2P00

Classic and Contemporary Discourses in Women's and Gender Studies

Issues-based approach to the gender-intersected character of society and culture from women's perspectives within a variety of feminist theoretical frameworks.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: may include online components.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P00.

#WGST 2P20

Sexualities and Society

(also offered as SOCI 2P20)

Topics may include the structuring of sexual identities, sexuality and inequality, legal and social regulation of sexuality, and social justice issues.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P20.

#WGST 2P21

Sociology of Families

(also offered as SOCI 2P21)

Sociological approaches to families as sites of social reproduction. Topics may include Canadian and global perspectives on gender and generation in family life, families and inequality, family-based state and legal regulation, families and social justice struggles.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00 or SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P21 and CHYS 3P38.

#WGST 2P51

Sociology of Gender

(also offered as SOCI 2P51)

Sociological approaches to gendered social structures, social relations and identities. Topics may include historical and cross-cultural perspectives on gender, the gendering of social institutions and everyday lives, and struggles for gender equality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

#WGST 2P56

Gender in Modern European History

(also offered as HIST 2P56)

Men's and women's roles and experiences, and changing notions of femininity and masculinity, from the French Revolution to the present day. Intersection of gender with citizenship, nationalism, imperialism, class, work, education and war.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P56.

#WGST 2P61

Women in the Ancient World

(also offered as CLAS 2P61)

Women's social roles, environment and legal rights including conceptions of the female and ideals of women. Consideration given to women from other parts of the Mediterranean such as Etruria, Egypt and the Near East, focusing on women in Greek and Roman society. Emphasis on the nature and limitations of the various types of evidence.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P61.

*WGST 2P86

Women in the Economy

(also offered as CANA 2P86, LABR 2P86 and SOCI 2P86)

Women in the Canadian labour market. Topics include allocation of time between the household and labour market, gender segregation in the work place, how earnings are determined, causes of occupational and earning difference by gender, role of investment in education and discrimination, recent developments in the labour market and their impact on women and men, and selected policy issues.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

Note: may be offered online.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (ECON) 2P86.

*WGST 2P90

Women's Issues: Sexuality, Class, Ethnicity

(also offered as SOCI 2P90)

Diverse theoretical perspectives on the intersecting locations of women in terms of sexuality, class, ethnicity and other expressions of social inequality. Classic feminist perspectives as applied to these issues and related social policies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P90.

WGST 2P91

Historical Perspectives on Women

Important topics in women's history, and disparate understandings of gender, from the 14 to mid-20 centuries focusing on Britain and North America. Topics may include work, eugenics, suffrage, sexuality, witchcraft, education, immigration and colonization.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P91.

*WGST 2P94

Feminist Philosophy

(also offered as PHIL 2P94)

The views of various feminist philosophers focusing on important debates from the analytic and continental traditions.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, PHIL 1F90, 1F91, 1F93, 1F94.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P94.

*WGST 2P96

Women and Development

(also offered as INTC 2P96, LABR 2P96 and SOCI 2P96)

Examination of the major social consequences of the theoretical paradigms of development (economic development, sustainable development and women/gender in development), theoretical material, practical knowledge and debates on diverse experiences of women living in the non-industrial world using feminist perspectives.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, INTC 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P96.

WGST 2P98

Sexuality Studies: Foundations

Introduction to the transdisciplinary fields of knowledge that constitute 'sexuality studies'. Exploration of cultural, economic, historical, legal, health and political approaches to sexuality emphasizing the intersections of class, gender, gender identity, race, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion and ability in the study of sexuality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

*WGST 2P99

Canadian Women in a Global Context

(also offered as INTC 2P99 and SOCI 2P99)

Social, political, economic and cultural issues. Topics may include rights of Aboriginal women, reproductive rights and ethics, marginalization of immigrant women, activist movements, and the impact and inadequacy of government policy.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2P99.

*WGST 2Q90

Mothering and Motherhood: Images, Issues and Patterns

(also offered as CHYS 2Q90 and SOCI 2Q90)

Motherhood as it is theorized/analyzed in interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and portrayed in women's fictional or autobiographical writings and art forms. The historical, socio-cultural, psychological, political and racial differences of mothering and motherhood roles.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, CHYS 1F90, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2Q90.

#WGST 2Q92

Work, Equity and Diversity

(also offered as LABR 2Q92)

How various inequalities, such as those based on gender, race, ethnicity, nation, sexuality, ability and citizenship status, are reproduced and resisted in workplaces, workers' organizations, employment policy, and projects of social change.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or SOCI 1F90.

#WGST 2Q93

Women in North America to 1865

(also offered as HIST 2Q93)

Major themes in the history of women in Canada and the United States: native and European women in New France and British North America; women in the American Revolution; the lives of enslaved women; women and industrialization; women in the west; and social reform.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), HIST (single or combined), HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2Q93.

#WGST 2Q94

Women in North America, 1865 to the Present

(also offered as HIST 2Q94)

Major themes in the history of women in Canada and the United States: emancipation; industrialization and immigration; suffrage and social movements; gender, race and ethnicity; women and the two world wars; and feminism in the 1960s and 1970s.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2Q94.

*WGST 2Q99

Women and Literature

(also offered as ENGL 2Q99 and INTC 2Q99)

Feminist perspectives on representations of women and their writings, focusing on Western and/or World Literature.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, INTC 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2Q99.

#WGST 2V20-2V29

Studies in Writing by Women

(also offered as ENGL 2V20-2V29)

Selected topics in women's writing.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2V20-2V29.

WGST 2V90-2V99

Selected Topics in Women's Studies

Topics selected on the basis of faculty expertise.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or 2P00.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 2V90-2V99.

WGST 3F95

Practicum

Theoretically grounded engagement with practical work relevant to feminism, activism and research.

Lectures, 6 hours alternating weeks; community placements.

Note: placements with non-profit community groups supplemented with in-class readings and research. The placement matching process begins in the summer, students are expected to check their Brock email accounts regularly.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3F95 and 3P95.

WGST 3M00-3M10

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Topics selected on the basis of faculty expertise.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3M00-3M10.

WGST 3P00

Women's Rights and Women's Movements

Social and political movements leading to girls' and women's rights in Canada. Historical analysis of women's struggles for equity and justice focusing on 1950 to the present. Topics may include political participation, reproductive rights, marital rights and labour market participation. A comparative approach may be taken.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.5 overall credits.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P00.

*WGST 3P03

Beauty, Bodies and Cultures

(also offered as SOCI 3P03)

Intersectional examination of the social constructions of beauty and the regulation of bodies in historical and contemporary periods, as well as in regional, national and global contexts. Topics may include plastic surgery, genital surgeries, cosmetic, fitness and fashion industries, the veil, beauty pageants and eating disorders.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P03.

#WGST 3P08

Gender and Art

(also offered as STAC 3P08 and VISA 3P08)

Gender and identity politics in art and visual culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.

Note: gallery visits and artists' presentations.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (VISA) 3F01 and WISE 3P08.

#WGST 3P20

Queer Communities and Popular Culture

(also offered as SOCI 3P20)

Growth of queer communities and their influence on popular print, audio and visual media. Topics include gay, lesbian, bisexual, two-spirited and transgendered (glbtt) influence on contributions to a wide range of culture including film, fashion, sport, theatre and cyberspace.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P20.

#WGST 3P30

Women, Work and Family

(also offered as LABR 3P30 and SOCI 3P30)

Examination of the transformation of women's paid labour force involvement and evaluation of personal and public strategies to address the work/family conflict.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), LABR (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P30.

WGST 3P41

Directed Studies I

Guided reading on a topic not covered in regular course offerings.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the Director.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P41.

WGST 3P42

Directed Studies II

Guided reading on a topic not covered in regular course offerings.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the Director.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P42.

#WGST 3P43

Gender, Leisure and Families

(also offered as RECL 3P43)

Reciprocal relation between leisure and gender, gender roles, and family structures. Issues of resistance and reconstruction of gender roles within families and leisure.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must hold a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, RECL 2P11 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P43.

#WGST 3P44

Gender and Sexuality in Childhood and Youth

(also offered as CHYS 3P44 and SOCI 3P44)

Historical, cross-cultural, and sociological approaches to the development of gender identities and sexuality amongst children and adolescents. Topics include the role of families, schools, peers and state policies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), SOCI (single or combined), GHUM, SOSC majors, WGST, WISE, CHYS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 2P90, 2P91, CHYS 2P38, SOCI 2P00 (2P13) and 2P11, 2P38.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P44.

#WGST 3P45

Sociology of African Canadians

(also offered as SOCI 3P45)

Sociological perspectives and issues in the lives of African Canadians. Topics may include contemporary and historical immigration patterns, slavery, criminal justice, family, gender analysis, racism, sexual identity, labour, the civil rights movement, desegregation, Diasporan debates, and contributions in arts and science. Addresses men's and women's issues equally.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (SOCI) 2P45.

#WGST 3P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as SOCI 3P51)

Sociological approaches to gender as an organizing principle in society. Topics may include Canadian and global perspectives on the structuring of masculinities, femininities and other genders, gendered economies, gendered politics, gendered families, and gendered popular culture.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors, WGST, WISE, CRMR and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P51.

#WGST 3P60

Gender Issues in Teaching and Learning

(also offered as EDUC 3P60)

Theoretical and practical aspects of feminist engagement with pedagogic processes within/against both traditional and alternative educational contexts; examination of levels and components of education from a variety of feminist theoretical perspectives; pedagogic and political consequences of ideology critique and alternative practices.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 6.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P60.

#WGST 3P61

Gender and Society in Ancient Mediterranean Cultures

(also offered as CLAS 3P61 and HIST 3P61)

Ancient constructions of femininity and masculinity and their relationships to the social, political and legal systems of the Greco-Roman world. Cultural regions vary.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P61, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, HIST 1P98, 1P99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P61.

#WGST 3P62

The Ancient Household

(also offered as CLAS 3P62)

Social structure, gender and class roles, religious rituals; Mediterranean domestic space and community relationships, urban infrastructure and social networks.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week

Prerequisite(s): one credit from WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P61, CLAS 1P91, 1P92.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P62.

#WGST 3P63

Contemporary Feminist Philosophy

(also offered as PHIL 3P63)

Feminist thinkers and the philosophical debates which inform contemporary feminist theory including, but not limited to, questions of race, class, gender/sex, power and post-colonialism. Thinkers may include Alcoff, Butler, de Beauvoir, Code, Chodorow, Fraser, Gilligan, Harding, Hartsock, Irigaray, Kristeva, MacKinnon and Spivak.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P94 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P63.

*WGST 3P68

Health Issues for Women and Girls

(also offered as CHYS 3P68 and HLSC 3P68)

Feminist analysis of definitions and dimensions of health, socio-cultural influences on perceptions of health, and sites of cognitive and social control regarding health.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 6.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, CHYS 1F90, HLSC (CHSC) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: may be offered online.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (CHSC) 3P65 and CHSC 3P68.

#WGST 3P71

Gender and Politics

(also offered as POLI 3P71)

Theoretical and practical issues in the relation among gender, sex and politics, such as sexual equality, and its nature and implications for public and private life.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P71.

#WGST 3P72

Women in Politics

(also offered as POLI 3P72)

Women's participation and influence in the political institutions, processes and policies of modern states emphasizing contemporary Canada.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P72.

#WGST 3P74

Geography and Gender

(also offered as GEOG 3P74)

Work of feminist geographers. Relation between gender and space across scales, including scale of the body, domestic space, public spaces, the city, nation and the globe.

Lectures, seminar, 4 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined) and GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), GHUM, SOSC majors, WGST, WISE and GEOG minors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 2P90, 2P91, GEOG 2P01, 2P06 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P74.

#WGST 3P80

Environmental Justice

(also offered as SOCI 3P80)

Historical review of the relation between environment and human societies from various theoretical perspectives. Inequalities and social justice struggles. Topics may include sustainability, biodiversity, eco-tourism, population, consumerism and environmental management.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P80.

#WGST 3P82

Women and Crime

(also offered as SOCI 3P82)

Feminist criminological theory and selected topics on crime, prisons and the Canadian criminal justice system as they pertain to women. Topics may include female crime rates, violence by and against women, prostitution, drug use, girl gangs, women's prisons, women police officers, women in the security sector, women and terrorism, and Domestic Violence Courts.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P82.

#WGST 3P86

Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective

(also offered as ABST 3P86 and SOCI 3P86)

Contemporary debates in global Indigenous movements, including the legacy of colonization, land dispossession, cultural appropriation and new developments in the areas of environmental justice, cultural revival and political sovereignty.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors or minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, one ABST credit, SOCI 1F90 or permission of Department of Sociology Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (ABST) 3P46.

WGST 3P90

Contemporary Feminist Thought

Intersections of contemporary and feminist theories as applied to the critical analysis of such issues as pornography, sexuality, humour, work, social inequities, intimacy and identity politics. Controversies and debates among feminists around the world.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P90.

WGST 3P91

Contemporary Feminist Research Methods

Influence of various feminist and contemporary theoretical orientations on methodologies of cultural, political and rhetorical analysis, and critique. Relationships between theory and research methods, and intersections of feminist theories with traditional practices in the process of developing potential research projects.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P91.

*WGST 3P92

Advanced Seminar in Eco-Feminism

(also offered as SOCI 3P92)

Local, national, and/or global processes relating to struggles for equality and environmental crises from a social science perspective.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P92.

#WGST 3P93

Gender and Language

(also offered as LING 3P93)

Role of language in the construction and maintenance of contemporary masculinities and femininities.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P93.

WGST 3P94

Gender and the Humanities

Key issues scrutinized by Women's Studies scholars in the Humanities, including the gendering of knowledge-production, debates around identity politics and the effects of the current crises in the Humanities on female students and female professors.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one WGST (WISE) credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P94.

WGST 3P95

Sexualities and Health: Critical Perspectives

Feminist and trans-disciplinary perspectives on sexualities and community health across the life-span. Topics may include reproductive rights, LGBTQ access to healthcare, tourism, HIV/AIDS policy, global sex work, sexual and gender based violence, cross-cultural translations of queer theory, and movements for sexual justice.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

*WGST 3P96

Women, Men and the Body

(also offered as KINE 3P96)

Critical and reflective examination of historical, philosophical, socio-cultural and religious influences on the body from a variety of feminist perspectives.

Lectures, tutorial, lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, KINE (PEKN) 1P93 or permission of the instructor.

Note: experiential work (somatic, movement, expressive) is part of the course experience.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (PEKN) 3P96.

#WGST 3P97

Gender and Cinema to the 1960s

(also offered as COMM 3P97, FILM 3P97 and PCUL 3P97)

Representation of gender, sexuality, race, and class, and implications of spectatorship and ideology.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week, plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 2P91, FILM 2F90, FILM 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P97.

#WGST 3P98

Gender and Contemporary Cinema

(also offered as COMM 3P98, FILM 3P98 and PCUL 3P98)

Representation of gender and sexuality, race and class via ideology, feminism, queer theory, and spectatorship in film and video texts since the 1960s.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week, plus weekly lab.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 2P91, FILM 2F90, PCUL 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P98.

WGST 3P99

Ethical Questions in Feminism

Debates on bioethics, technology, sexual consent and the law from a variety of feminist philosophical perspectives.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P90, 2P91 or the permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3P99.

#WGST 3Q92

Care Work and Intimate Labours

(also offered as LABR 3Q92)

Care work and other intimate labours including child care, elder care, domestic work and sex work. Examination of how relations of gender, race and class structure care work. Topics may include social reproduction, migration, global care chains, the welfare state and care workers' organizing.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90.

WGST 3Q94

Feminist Cultural Theory

Relation between culture and the lives of diverse women. Intersections between a wide array of cultural forms, artifacts and practices and the ways in which gender is experienced and lived. Issues include the production of subjectivity, knowledge and power, the production of identities, institutional constructions of gender, resistance and agency.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in WISE (ENGL) 3P67 and 3Q94.

#WGST 3Q95

Sex Work and Sex Workers

(also offered as LABR 3Q95, POLI 3Q95 and SOCI 3Q95)

Examination of sex work, various theoretical perspectives on sex work and their social policy implications for sex workers. Topics may include prostitution, pornography, the political economy of sex work and sex worker union organizing.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3Q95.

#WGST 3Q98

Indigenous Peoples in North America

(also offered as ABST 3Q98 and SOCI 3Q98)

Contemporary struggles for cultural survival, land, self-determination and rights in the context of colonialism in North America. Diversity of Indigenous peoples, including their internal debates and divides.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, 2P00, one ABST credit, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in SOCI (ABST) 3P46 and WGST (ABST/SOCI) 3P76.

WGST 3Q99

International Field Course

Transdisciplinary survey of intersectional feminist and post-colonial theory contextualized by international study abroad experiences. Emphasis on ethical praxis through engaged critical pedagogy.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors and minors with a minimum 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: takes place at different field sites from May through August for minimum of 2 weeks duration.

#WGST 3V20-3V29

Advanced Studies in Writing by Women

(also offered as ENGL 3V20-3V29)

Selected topics in women's writing at an advanced theoretical and methodological level.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 and one-half credit from WISE 2V90-2V99, two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or above or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3V20-3V29.

WGST 3V90-3V99

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Topics selected on the basis of faculty expertise.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 2P90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 3V90-3V99.

WGST 4F99

Honours Thesis

Research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty adviser.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined) and WISE (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 75 percent major average, minimum 70 percent overall average, approval to Year 4 (honours) and permission of the Director.

Note: students contemplating a thesis should consult the Director at the end of year 3 and must submit a detailed proposal in writing before May 15, prior to entering year 4.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4Q99.

#WGST 4P01

Latin American Women's Perspectives

(also offered as INTC 4P01 and SPAN 4P01)

Cultural production of Latin American women and their impact on society through a wide selection of media.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: given in English.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (IBLA) 4P01.

#WGST 4P22

Education and Equity

(also offered as SOCI 4P22)

Selected issues in education in Canada and globally. Topics may include access, representation, experience, and careers of students, teachers and faculty; student cultures; student supervision; efforts to alter pedagogy and curriculum; and implications of globalization.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Note: SOCI 2P22 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P22.

#WGST 4P31

Women, Work and Unions

(also offered as LABR 4P31 and SOCI 4P31)

Theoretical and research developments concerning women's paid and unpaid work. Topics may also include union activism, collective bargaining priorities and related government policies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), LABR (single or combined) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P31.

#WGST 4P32

Sociology of Work

(also offered as LABR 4P32 and SOCI 4P32)

Theoretical and research developments in the sociology of work. Topics may include the impact of technological innovation on the labour process, reconceptualizations of work and leisure, changes in the gendered nature of work, role of the contemporary labour movement, and international perspectives on labour and the labour force.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two LABR or SOCI credits or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

Note: SOCI 2P32 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit earned in SOCI (LABR) 4F30 and WISE 4P32.

#WGST 4P35

Gendered Patterns of Resistance and Survival

(also offered as LABR 4P35 and SOCI 4P35)

Examination of the ways in which women and men, separately and together, seek to resist and survive the social and economic turmoil of the early 21st century. Focus on individuals, families and communities, and resistance in the context of global economic reorganization. Topics may include case studies in the Niagara Peninsula.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P35.

WGST 4P41

Directed Studies III

Guided reading on a topic not covered in the regular course offerings.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits and permission of the Director.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P41.

WGST 4P42

Directed Studies IV

Guided reading on a topic not covered in the regular course offerings.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits and permission of the Director.

Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P42.

#WGST 4P48

Science, Technology and Gender

(also offered as HIST 4P48)

Science and technology as by cultural perceptions of gender. How has gender influenced ideas of nature, determined the scientific inquiry and influenced the path of technological innovation?

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) until date specified in Registration guide and then open to other students with permission of the Department.

Prerequisite(s): one HIST credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P48.

#WGST 4P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as SOCI 4P51)

Selected issues in gender and society. Topics may include feminist theories, work, family, state, popular culture, race, militarism and violence.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two WISE (WGST) or SOCI credits or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

Note: WGST 3P51 recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit earned in WISE (SOCI) 4F50 and WISE 4P51.

#WGST 4P53

Masculinities, Culture and Economy

(also offered as LABR 4P53 and SOCI 4P53)

Theoretical and empirical issues of the relation between masculinities and cultural and economic processes and structures. May include ethnicity, racialization, sexuality, nationalism, popular culture, leisure, changes in work and the labour market, class formation, and regional identity.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): two SOCI credits or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P53.

#WGST 4P55

Queer Geographies

(also offered as GEOG 4P55)

Contemporary conceptual and theoretical research on sexuality, gender, embodiment and space. Topics include geographies of sexualities, queer and trans geographies.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 3P74, GEOG 2P01, 2P06, 3P86 or permission of the instructor.

#WGST 4P60

Women in Hispanic Literature: Witches, Vampires and Virgins

(also offered as SPAN 4P60)

Depiction of women as monstrous or deviant. Authors include Carmen Boullosa, Alejandra Pizarnick and Rosario Ferr�. Feminist literary theory of alterity (otherness).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, SPAN (IBLA) 2P19 (2P21) and 2P20 or permission of instructor.

Note: given in English.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4P60 and SPAN 4V60.

#WGST 4P70

Advanced Cultural and Social Geography

(also offered as GEOG 4P70)

Selected debates and theoretical themes in the spatiality of culture and social well-being.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST (WISE) 3P90, GEOG 3P41, 3P45, 3P51, 3P53, 3P60, 3P63, 3P74, 3P79, 3P80, 3P84, 3P86, 3P87, 3P98 (3P93), 3P99 or permission of the instructor.

#WGST 4P76

Indigenous Social and Political Thought

(also offered as ABST 4P76 and SOCI 4P76)

History and contemporary literatures on Indigenous epistemologies, the political philosophy of movements for decolonization, environmental sustainability, and Indigenous writing on gendered justice and cultural resurgence in a globalizing world emphasizing writings by Indigenous scholars.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of two WGST (WISE) credits, one ABST credit, two SOCI credits or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

#WGST 4P95

Gender and Sport

(also offered as KINE 4P95)

Historical and current issues informed by gender studies, theories and politics. The shaping of experiences through the practices of sport and gender.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), WISE (single or combined), BKin, BPhEd, BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), BPhEd (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) and BSc (Kin) and majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.0 overall credits.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE (PEKN) 4P95.

#WGST 4Q41

Social Policy

(also offered as SOCI 4Q41)

Canadian and international social policy issues. Topics may include aboriginal peoples, women and public policy, labour relations, health care delivery, multiculturalism, Canadian federalism, family policy.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): WGST (WISE) 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4Q41.

WGST 4V50-4V69

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Selected topics in faculty member's area of expertise.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WISE 4V50-4V69.

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