Women's and Gender Studies

Director

Trent Newmeyer

Professor Emeritus

Ana Isla

Professor

Andrea Doucet

Associate Professor

Robyn Bourgeois

Margot Francis

Trent Newmeyer

Lecturer

Charlotte Henay

Adjunct Professor

Wendee Kubik

Participating Faculty

Athena Colman (Philosophy), Jennifer Thiessen (Library), Dawn Trussell (Sports Management)

Co-operating Centres and Departments:

Applied Linguistics, Canadian Studies, Child and Youth Studies, Classics, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Educational Studies, English Language and Literature, Geography and Tourism Studies, Health Sciences, History, Kinesiology, Labour Studies, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Nursing, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Sociology, Sport Management, Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research, Visual Arts

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Elizabeth Wasylowich

905-688-5550, extension 4330

Mackenzie Chown D 411

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.

Program Notes

Honours Program

Year 1

	WGST 1F90
	one Humanities context credit
	one Sciences context credit (see program note 4)
	two elective credits

Year 2

	Two credits from WGST 2P90, 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 2P95, 2P96, 2P98, 2P99, 2Q90, 2Q99
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 3

	WGST 3F95
	one WGST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 4

	WGST 4P90 and 4P91
	one WGST credit
	one WGST credit numbered 2(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 4)
	two elective credits

Year 2

	Two credits from WGST 2P90, 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 2P95, 2P96, 2P98, 2P99, 2Q90, 2Q99
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 3

	WGST 3F95
	one WGST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one WGST credit
	two elective credits

Year 4

	WGST 4P90 and 4P91
	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 4)
	one Humanities context credit
	one elective credit

Year 2

	Two credits from WGST 2P90, 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 2P95, 2P96, 2P98, 2P99, 2Q90, 2Q99
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 3

	One WGST credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
	one WGST credit
	two credits from the co-major discipline
	one elective credit

Year 4

	WGST 4P90 and 4P91
	one WGST credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 5)
	two credits from the co-major discipline (see program note 5)
	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:

	WGST 1F90
	two credits from WGST 2P90, 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 2P95, 2P96, 2P98, 2P99, 2Q90, 2Q99
	two WGST credits (see program note 2)

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

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, and theoretical approaches to, and historical and philosophical foundations of the gendered experience.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

#WGST 2F14

Decolonizing Indigenous Women's Identities

(also offered as INDG 2F14 and SOCI 2F14)

Indigenous women's identities from social, cultural and political perspectives emphasizing culture, tradition and spirituality.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABST 2F14.

WGST 2P00

Classic and Contemporary Discourses in Women's and Gender Studies

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

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Note: may be offered online.

#WGST 2P17

Reclaiming Indigenous Women's Literary Traditions

(also offered as INDG 2P17)

Indigenous women's literature and the stories embedded within the literature as they apply to Indigenous women's histories. Emphasis on decolonizing, reclaiming and strategies of resistance through writing.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to ABWC students until date specified in Registration guide.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABST 2P17.

#WGST 2P20

Sexualities and Society

(also offered as CRIM 2P20 and 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.

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

#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.

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

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

#WGST 2P51

Sociology of Gender

(also offered as CRIM 2P51 and 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 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.

#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.

*WGST 2P86

Women, Gender and 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 and a minimum 65 percent overall average.

Note: may be offered online.

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

*WGST 2P90

Women and Gender: Sexuality, Class, Ethnicity

(also offered as SOCI 2P90)

Diverse theoretical perspectives on the production of gender through the intersection of sexuality, class, ethnicity and other expressions of social inequality. Classic feminist perspectives will be applied to these issues and related social policies.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) majors, WGST, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.

WGST 2P91

Historical Perspectives on Women and Gender

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.

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

*WGST 2P92

Gender and Violence

(also offered as CHYS 2P92)

Feminist sociological examination of various issues related to gender and violence across the lifespan. Topics may include intersectional analyses of dominant social systems of power and violence; rape culture, structural forms of gender-based violence; war, militarization and the gendered dimensions of serial murder.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

*WGST 2P93

Beauty, Bodies and Cultures

(also offered as KINE 2P93 and SOCI 2P93)

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

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week

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

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST 3P03 (SOCI) 3P03.

*WGST 2P95

Masculinities: A Feminist Perspective

(also offered as CHYS 2P95 and SPMA 2P95)

Masculinities and the relation between multiple dimensions of social relations and inequalities across the lifespan: gender, race/ethnicity, class and sexual orientation. How masculinities are produced in varied sport, social, historical and cultural sites.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

Note: may be offered online.

*WGST 2P96

Women, Gender and Development

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

Theoretical paradigms of development (economic development, sustainable development and women/gender in development) and the debates surrounding them.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

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

WGST 2P98

Sexuality Studies: Foundations

Introduction to the transdisciplinary fields of knowledge in '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 and religion across the lifespan.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

*WGST 2P99

Gender in Canada: Global Contexts

(also offered as SOCI 2P99)

Impact of government policies on society as a result of neoliberal globalization. Topics may include Indigenous rights, migrant workers, reproductive justice, gendered racism, and activist movements for change.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

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

*WGST 2Q90

Parenting: 'Family', Images, Issues and Patterns

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

Parenting as it is theorized/analyzed in interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and portrayed in fictional or autobiographical writings and art forms. The historical, socio-cultural, sexual and political construction of gender and families.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

#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 1F90, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or SOCI 1F90.

Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended.

#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.

#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.

#WGST 2Q95

Queer Stories in Italy and the West

(also offered as ITAL 2Q95)

Expression and treatment of sexual and gender diversity in Italy through theories of gender and sexuality, literature, theatre, and film. Themes include colonialism, activism, migration, and the tensions within Italy’s social movements. Exploration of topics through comparisons and connections between Italy and other parts of the Western world.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

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

Note: given in English

*WGST 2Q99

Women, Gender and Literature

(also offered as ENGL 2Q99)

Feminist perspectives on representations of women, gender and writing, focusing on Western and/or World Literature.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

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

#WGST 2V20-2V29

Studies in Writing by Women

(also offered as ENGL 2V20-2V29)

Selected topics in women's writing.

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

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 1F90 or 2P00.

WGST 3F95

Practicum: Living a Feminist Life

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.

WGST 3M00-3M10

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Topics selected on the basis of faculty expertise.

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

WGST 3P00

Gender Justice and Resistance

Social and political movements leading to gender justice in Canada. Historical analysis of struggles for equity and justice focusing on 1950 to the present. Topics may include political participation, activist social movements, reproductive justice, re-defining family and equity in 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.

#WGST 3P08

Gender and Art

(also offered as 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: field trips may be required. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in STAC 3P08.

#WGST 3P20

Queer Communities and Popular Culture

(also offered as CRIM 3P20 and 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: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

#WGST 3P25

Land, Body and Sovereignty - Indigenous Perspectives

(also offered as INDG 3P25)

Indigenous understanding of the interconnections between land, Indigenous sovereignty, and the ability to exercise sovereignty over one's body. Taught in accordance with Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, this course involves land-based learning that require students to be outside and/or visiting community sites.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST 1F90, one INDG (ABST) credit or permission of the instructor,

#WGST 3P38

Sociology of Gender, Families and Care

(also offered as SOCI 3P38)

Sociological approaches to the changing practices and institutions of motherhood and fatherhood. Gendered issues of paid labour, social reproduction and care work, global care chains, and social policy.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

Note: SOCI 2P51 is recommended.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST (LABR/SOCI) 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.

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.

#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), 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), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), SOCI (single or combined) majors, GHUM, SOSC students, WGST, CHYS, CRAS and SOCI minors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits.

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

#WGST 3P45

Sociology of African Canadians

(also offered as CRIM 3P45 and 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, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: Students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

#WGST 3P47

Indigenous Women's Literature: Activism and Empowerment

(also offered as INDG 3P47)

Stories embedded within the literature as they apply to contemporary settings. Exploration of the power of Indigenous women's writing as a political and educational tool.

Seminar, 3 hour per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABST 3P47.

#WGST 3P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as CRIM 3P51 and 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: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

#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 1F90, 2P00 or permission of the instructor.

#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 1F90, 2P61, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, HIST 1P98, 1P99 or permission of the instructor.

#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 1F90, 2P61, CLAS 1P91, 1P92.

#WGST 3P63

Contemporary Feminist Philosopy

(also offered as PHIL 3P63)

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

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): one WGST credit, one PHIL credit, or permission of the instructor.

*WGST 3P68

Gender and Health: Local and Global Issues

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

Issues relating to women, gender and health and wellness from a critical feminist perspective. Themes on social and political contexts concerning women, girls, genders and health; social and environmental issues affecting health and illness; personal and cultural meanings of health and the body.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

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

Note: may be offered online.

#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 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

#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 1F90, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.

#WGST 3P80

Environmental Justice

(also offered as CRIM 3P80 and 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.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

#WGST 3P81

Indigenous Mothering and Motherhood: Historical and Contemporary Realities

(also offered as INDG 3P81 and SOCI 3P81)

Indigenous ideologies of mothering and motherhood from a variety of perspectives. Historical mothering practices and family structures highlighting unique roles of Indigenous women in many communities. Contemporary understandings of Indigenous ideologies of motherhood.

Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

#WGST 3P82

Gender, Crime and Justice

(also offered as CRIM 3P82 and 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, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), SOCI (single or combined) and CRIM majors, WGST, CRAS, CRIM 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 1F90, 2P00, SOCI 1F90.

#WGST 3P86

Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective

(also offered as CRIM 3P86, INDG 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: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST 1F90, 2P00, one INDG (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 (INDG) 3P46 and ABST 3P86.

*WGST 3P92

Advanced Seminar in Eco-Feminism

(also offered as SOCI 3P92)

Different perspectives that connect or disconnect the oppression of women with the oppression of nature.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

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

#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.

WGST 3P95

Sexualities and Health: Critical Perspectives

Feminist and trans-disciplinary perspectives on sexualities and community health Topics may include reproductive justice, LGBTQ access to healthcare, debates on sex education, 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 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 screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of, one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, FILM 2P90 (2F90), FILM 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

#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 screening.

Prerequisite(s): one of, one-half WGST credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above, FILM 2P90 (2F90), PCUL 2P20 and 2P21 or permission of the instructor.

*WGST 3Q90

Indigenous Cultural Production and Activism

(also offered as COMM 3Q90, DART 3Q90, INDG 3Q90, PCUL 3Q90 and SOCI 3Q90)

Draws on cultural, experiential and theoretical texts to better understand Indigenous epistemologies. Examples include ImagineNative and community arts projects.

Lectures, fieldwork, 3 hours per week.

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

Prerequisite(s): one of WGST 1F90, 2P00, COMM 1F90, one INDG (ABST) credit, PCUL 1F92, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses.

#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 1F90, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90.

Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended.

WGST 3Q93

Black Feminist Memory to Black Lives Matter

Introduction to feminist genealogies of the Black Diaspora. A transdisciplinary exploration of theories, praxes of memory, identity formation, and performance of collective remembrance. Topics may include trauma and memory; Black women in the archive; indigeneity; intersectionality; nation and the politics of location; radical relationality in contemporary contexts, such as Black Lives Matter.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

#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 1F90, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90.

Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended.

*WGST 3Q97

Indigenous Feminisms

(also offered as INDG 3Q97 and SOCI 3Q97)

Re-conceptualizes feminisms within a transnational Indigenous framework. Topics include debates within Indigenous knowledge production, analyses of genders and sexualities, violence, poverty, the politics of reproduction, cultural identities, media, and environmental and social justice.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

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

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST (INDG/SOCI) 2P97.

#WGST 3Q98

Indigenous Peoples in North America

(also offered as CRIM 3Q98, INDG 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.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 7.0 overall credits or 2.0 SOCI credits above SOCI 1F90.

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

Completion of this course will replace previously assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST (ABST/SOCI) 3P76, ABST 3Q98 and SOCI (INDG) 3P46 .

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.

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

Note: takes place at different field sites from May through August for minimum of 2 weeks duration.Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and other expenses.

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

WGST 3V90-3V99

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Topics selected on the basis of faculty expertise.

Prerequisite(s): WGST 2P90.

WGST 4F99

Honours Thesis

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

Restriction: open to WGST (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.

#WGST 4P01

Latin American Women's Perspectives

(also offered as 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 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

Note: given in English.

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

Note: SOCI 2P22 recommended.

#WGST 4P31

Women, Work and Leadership

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

Analysis of women's and feminist leadership theory and praxis through the lens of paid and unpaid work, combined with the development of students' own leadership skills through experiential learning opportunities.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (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 1F90, one LABR credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, SOCI 1F90.

#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.

Restriction: open to WGST (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): 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.

#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.

Restriction: open to WGST (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).

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.

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.

#WGST 4P43

Gender, Leisure and Families

(also offered as RECL 4P43)

Feminist analysis on the relationship between gender, leisure and the family. Gendered aspects of leisure explored in a variety of social and cultural contexts, including families, informal and social settings, organized leisure, and the media. Issues of resistance and reconstruction of gender relations and leisure as a form of political practice.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.

Prerequisite(s): WGST 1F90, RECL 3P11 or permission of the instructor.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in WGST (RECL) 3P43.

#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) and WGST (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to students with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.

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

#WGST 4P51

Gender and Society

(also offered as CRIM 4P51 and 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.

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

Prerequisite(s): two 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 obtained in WGST (SOCI) 4F50.

#WGST 4P53

Masculinities, Culture and Economy

(also offered as CRIM 4P53, 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.

Restriction: open to WGST (single or combined), CRIM, 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): two SOCI credits or permission of the Department of Sociology Administrator.

#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 Ferré. Feminist literary theory of alterity (otherness).

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

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

Note: given in English.

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

#WGST 4P76

Indigenous Social and Political Thought

(also offered as CRIM 4P76, INDG 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.

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

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

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABST 4P76.

WGST 4P90

Advanced Seminar in Feminist Thought and Activism

Theories and activism associated with gender, justice and equity.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

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

WGST 4P91

Feminist Research: Negotiating Evidence and ‘Facts’ in a ‘Post-Truth’ Era

Translation of multi-disciplinary feminist theories into research approaches and social change. Topics may include ethics, reflexivity, intersectionality, situated knowledges, data collection and data analysis, feminist and Indigenous methodologies and epistemologies, visual and narrative methodologies, arts-based methodologies, and the practice of writing compelling research narratives.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.

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

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

#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), 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.

#WGST 4Q41

Social Policy

(also offered as CRIM 4Q41 and SOCI 4Q41)

Canadian and comparative social policy issues, with a focus on gender and political economy. Topics may include the sociological political economy of advanced welfare states, welfare state typologies, social and income equalities in policy formation and delivery, federalism, family policy and tax policy.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to WGST (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): WGST 1F90, SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.

WGST 4V50-4V69

Special Topics in Women's Studies

Selected topics in faculty member's area of expertise.