RESULTS

• WOMN-2907EL - Selected Issues in Women's Studies II

  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...

• WOMN-3015EL - Feminist Theories

  Introduces students to the development of feminist theories in the modern era. It examines various theoretical frameworks and contemporary debates and dilemmas within feminism. PREREQ: WOMN 2016 or permission of the department. Students cannot retain credit for both WOMN 3015 & 3125. (sem 1, lec 2) ...

• WOMN-3035EL - Women and Work

  Studies women's work in the home and in the labour force, taking into consideration changes in the nature and character of women's work since the Industrial Revolution. PREREQ: 6 credits of WOMN courses. Students cannot retain credit for both WOMN 2035 & 3035. (lec 3) cr 6...

• WOMN-3037EL - Gender, Work and the Global Economy

  The focus of this course is on work as a gendered practice that is integral to the global economy. Paid and unpaid labour at various scales of production and reproduction including national, global and international circuits of power will be examined. (lec 3) cr 3. Student may not retain credit fo...

• WOMN-3206EL - Sexing the Nation

  The focus of this course is on understanding the roles of sex, sexuality, and race in nationalist movements. To "sex" the nation is to explore the set of practices, symbols, ideals, and institutions that define and differentiate men and women's membership to the nation. The concepts of racial and s...

• WOMN-3306EL - Female Sexualities

  This interdisciplinary course explores the complexities of female sexual identities, experiences and practices. Beginning from an understanding that sexuality is culturally and historically constructed, topics studied may include: historical, medical and scientific discourses of female sexualities; ...

• WOMN-3316EL - Women's Activism, Local and Global

  This course examines the strategies that women have used and are using in struggles for social justice and broad social change. With illustrations from women's movements past and present, and from the contemporary global context, the course evaluates and critiques different strategies for structurin...

• WOMN-3326EL - Girl Cultures

  This course examines the challenges that girls and young women face in current society and their ways of identifying and acting upon issues that are relevant to their lives. Students will examine young women's engagements with feminist and cultural theory in areas such as fat politics, music, litera...

• WOMN-3405EL - Gender and Human Violence

  Examines human violence from the perspective of gender. Various forms of violence against women are explored, including the causes and interconnectedness of specific issues, the methodological and ideological assumptions of various sources of information, and the effectiveness of proposed solutions....

• WOMN-3407EL - The Gendered Construction of Violence

  This course examines the gendered nature of violence, considering how the social construction of masculinity and femininity informs violent behaviour as well as differences in motivation, response and the perception of violence by men and women. It focuses on forms of violence that women commit and ...

• WOMN-4005EL - Directed Readings and Research Seminar

  Students are expected to produce a major research paper. Readings related to research or other topics will be chosen by the professor and students for discussion in the seminar class. PREREQ: WOMN 3015 or permission of the department. Restricted to students enrolled in a 4-year specialization in Wom...