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• WOMN-2016EL - The Production of Knowledge

  Examines theories of women's studies and familiarizes students with basic tools and research skills of the discipline. Other topics to be considered will include feminist critiques of knowledge production in the academy, feminist pedagogy, and feminist research methods. As part of the requirement fo...

• WOMN-2036EL - Gender, Work and Families

  The focus of this course is on understanding "women's work" and "men's work" as gendered practices. Economics of paid and unpaid work at various scales of production and reproduction including the family and the nation state are examined. (lec 3) cr 3. Students may not retain credit for both WOMN ...

• WOMN-2046EL - Gender, Race and Racism

  The goal of this course is to understand race and racism as central to the critical study of gender and sexuality. This course introduces students to theories and debates about race and racism as well as forms of resistance to racism used by various communities in Canada. (lec 3) cr 3....

• WOMN-2106EL - Representations of Gender in the News

  Examines the work of women in news journalism; assumptions, purposes and practices regarding the representation of gender, class and sexualities; and the extent to which these are being challenged by feminist writers and activists. (lec 3) cr 3...

• WOMN-2107EL - Women and Popular Culture

  Studies representations of women in popular art forms such as television, film, music and pulp fiction. Considers images of women in advertising and in narrative story lines and how they influence the status of women in contemporary society. (lec 3) cr 3...

• WOMN-2296EL - Gender Issues in Education

  This course introduces students to gender critical approaches to teaching, learning and transformative pedagogies. Historical and contemporary perspectives and debates on schooling and the education of women and men will be addressed. (sem 1, lec 2) cr 3 This course is not open to first year stud...

• WOMN-2356EL - Reproduction and Mothering

  This course examines the reproductive role of women and its relation to their status in society, as well as ideologies of motherhood and their implications for women's experiences and understanding of themselves. Selected contemporary issues arising out of women's experience of reproduction and moth...

• WOMN-2357EL - Women and Aging

  Focuses on the problems women face as they age. Topics may include: widowhood, poverty and the double standard of aging. Students also consider the adequacy of initiatives which attempt to address the problems. (lec 3) cr 3...

• WOMN-2406EL - Violence Against Women

  This course examines a number of different forms of violence against women and its emergence as a social problem. Students will become familiar with different theoretical approaches that shape the way men's violence against women is understood, studied and debated, including suggested causes and sol...

• WOMN-2456EL - Women's Health Issues

  Explores issues of importance to women as providers and recipients of health care. It will consider various models of physical and mental health and analyse the origins and perspectives of the women's health movement. (lec 3) cr 3...

• WOMN-2906EL - Selected Issues in Women's Studies I

  Develops a particular area of interest not covered in existing courses, which will vary according to the specialization of the instructor. Topics will be proposed by faculty members teaching in the program, or others with expertise in an area of women's studies, and approved by the program committee...