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Program Requirements
This Minor concentration may be expanded to the Major Concentration Women's Studies.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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WMST 200 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies from historical and contemporary perspectives, this course will explore key concepts, issues and modes of analysis based on the intersection of gender with factors such as race, ethnicity, class, religion, and sexuality.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Fall)
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WMST 303 Feminist Theory and Research (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : This course explores contemporary feminist theories and critiques of approaches to knowledge developed in the humanities, social, natural, and applied sciences. Feminist contributions to research and critical practices will be examined in relation to course projects.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Winter)
- Prerequisite: WMST 200
- Restriction: Open to Women's Studies students only
Complementary Course Group B (12 credits)
Minimum of 6 credits must be at the 300 level or higher.
Maximum of 6 credits will be accepted from approved exchange programs by arrangement with the Chair of the Women's Studies Advisory Committee and subject to University approval, transfer credits will be accepted from approved.
Group B includes courses that are centrally focused on women and/or gender and/or feminism. They are offered by a range of faculties and disciplines.
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ANTH 341 Women in Cross-cultural Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A wide range of anthropological studies are examined and compared, along with theoretical models regarding changes in women's positions. The impact of colonialism, women and social change, and problems of women in developing societies are examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisites: ANTH 202 or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 342, or Women's Studies Minor, or permission of instructor
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ANTH 342 Gender, Inequality and the State (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Comparative studies of gender in stratified societies: Asia, the Mid-East, Latin and North America. Economic, political and social manifestations of gender inequality. Oppressive and egalitarian ideologies. State and institutional policies on gender, and male-female strategies. Sexual apartheid and integration.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sanchez, Alberto (Fall)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ANTH 202, or ANTH 205, or ANTH 206, or ANTH 341, or Women's Studies Minor, or permission of instructor
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ANTH 413 Gender in Archaeology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Relationship between the structure of the archaeological discipline and construction of gender roles in past human societies; division of tasks between men and women in subsistence activities, organization of the household and kin groups; and creation of power and prestige in a larger community.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ANTH 201 or ANTH 331 or ANTH 345 or ANTH 347 or ANTH 348 or permission of instructor
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ARTH 352 Feminism in Art and Art History (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : A consideration of the impact of feminism on recent art history, focusing on the examination of gender constructions in art and theory.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CLAS 370 Women in Greek Drama (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Each of four Greek tragedies (e.g. Oedipus, Antigone, Bacchae, Medea) analyzed along with its modern interpretations. The heroines of fiction as related to real Greek women by comparing myth transformation in tragedy with documentary material.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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CMPL 504 Feminist Legal Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Feminist theory and its relevance and application to law, including feminist methodologies in law, the public versus private dichotomy, and changing conceptions of equality.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Narain, Vrinda (Winter)
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COMS 310 Media and Feminist Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : Introduction to feminist studies of the media. Impact of feminist and queer theory on media studies; current issues about gender in the media. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of media representations of gender in relation to other social differences, such as race, class and sexuality.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Braithwaite, Andrea (Fall)
- Prerequisite: One of the following: COMS 200, COMS 210, COMS 230, SDST 250, WMST 200, PHIL 242 or permission of the instructor.
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EAST 350 Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Gender and sexuality in modern and/or premodern Chinese literature with emphasis on representation of gender relations, notions of masculinity and femininity, morality and sexuality. Readings from fiction, drama, poetry, and/or other genres are approached from a variety of critical perspectives.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Knight, David (Winter)
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
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EAST 351 Women Writers of China (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : A study of fiction, drama, and poetry by women writers in imperial, modern, and/or contemporary China.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Core course for the Women's Studies program
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
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EAST 370 History of Sexuality in Japan (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Social and cultural history of sexuality in Japan. Possible topics include pre-modern sexuality and relations to court, religion and anthropology; pre-modern sex and gender relations; modern sexuality and gender identities; sexuality and the rise of science; relation to nationalism; feminism and queer movements.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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EAST 390 The Chinese Family in History (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Vankeerberghen, Griet (Winter)
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or HIST 208 or HIST 218 or permission of the instructor.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking HIST 344.
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EAST 466 Feminism and Japan (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Seminar dealing with issues relating to gender, the feminine, especially in the context of Japan. The course will draw on a range of theoretical frameworks, and may include the analysis of literature, film, art and popular culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of instructor
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EDPE 515 Gender Identity Development (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Theoretical models and empirical findings relevant to the development of gender identity. Special attention is given to the influence of peers in school settings. Psychological, physiological, parental, peer and cultural influences on gender identity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisites: EDPE 208, EDPE 300 or a course in developmental psychology
- Offered through Continuing Education.
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ENGL 396 Women in Film and Media (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An examination of women as makers of cinematic and other media representations and/or as they are represented within such media.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ENGL 397 Feminist Approaches to Cultural Studies (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Primarily European and North American feminist cultural theories and their application to the study of different textual and cultural practices; feminist critiques which investigate questions of voice, authorship, discourse, power, language, and the media.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ENGL 443 Contemporary Women's Fiction (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of a theme or author in contemporary women's fiction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ENGL 444 Studies: Women's Writing and Feminist Theory (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of a particular topic in the area of women's writing and/or feminist literary theory.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Popescu, Monica (Fall)
- Fall
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GERM 364 German Culture: Gender and Society (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : In connection with notions of identity, nationhood, political change, and cultural difference, this course investigates concepts and issues of gender in contemporary German Society. The readings include critical essays and literary texts by writers, scholars, philosophers, journalists, politicians, and political activists.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Given in English
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GERM 455 Women of the Romantic Era (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : This course places at its centre the life-worlds, biographies, and forms of self-expression by German women of the Romantic Era.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: GERM 325 or equivalent.
- Course is given in German for advanced undergraduate program students.
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HISP 358 Women Writers Fiction Spanish-America (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : Social movements and literary tendencies, as reflected in the novels and short stories of representative authors of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Gómez de Avellaneda, Matto de Turner, Brunet, Bombal, Levinson, and others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor. Note: Course taught in Spanish.
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HIST 199 FYS: Medieval Women and Men (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course examines the life choices available to women and men of the Middle Ages: how opportunities and restrictions of medieval society affected personal autonomy, careers, and relations between the sexes. Topics include: sexuality, religious life, marriage, work. Emphasis on learning techniques for reading and writing about primary sources (in translation).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
- Maximum 25
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HIST 323 History and Sexuality 1 (3 credits)
Overview
History : Antiquity to Early Modern Europe. The cultural meanings and social institutions that create the historical context for sexual behaviours. Possible topics include: Greek homosocial and homosexual culture; sex and citizenship; wives and concubines in the ancient world; Christianity and aestheticism; misogyny and gender in Medieval Europe; adultery and lineage.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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HIST 347 History and Sexuality 2 (3 credits)
Overview
History : 1700 to the present, with a particular focus on Europe and North America. Possible topics include: patterns of fertility and sexual practice; prostitution; religion and sexuality; the medical and legal construction of sexualities; the rise of sexology; gay liberation movements; queer politics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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HIST 412 Women and Gender in Modern Britain (3 credits)
Overview
History : Women and gender in modern Britain (1850 on). Topics include early feminist political agitation, including the suffrage movement; working-class women; changing notions of gender, sexuality and women's role; women and empire.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Elbourne, J Elizabeth (Fall)
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
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HIST 420 Gender and Sexuality in Modern China (3 credits)
Overview
History : The history of gender and sexuality in modern China. Topics include Chinese femininities and Chinese masculinities, theories of sexuality, and changing conceptions of gender identity under Confucianism, Western Imperialism, and socialism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: A 300-level course in the History of China or Gender/Sexuality or permission of instructor.
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HIST 424 Gender, Sexuality & Medicine (3 credits)
Overview
History : Gender, sexuality, and medicine since the colonial era, with a focus on North American experience. Topics will include reproductive medicine (puberty, childbirth, fertility control, menopause), changing perceptions of men's and women's health needs and risks, and ideas about sexual behaviour and identity.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Tone, Andrea (Winter)
- Prerequisite: A 300-level History course in gender, sexuality or medicine or permission of instructor.
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HIST 433 British Queer History (3 credits)
Overview
History : An investigation of the changing historical construction of "deviant" and "normal" sexualities in Britain since 1700, and how queer women and men discovered ways of surviving and perhaps even flourishing in the face of persecution and hostility from the state, the churches and the medical profession.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Lewis, Brian D A (Fall)
- Prerequisites: HIST 215 or a course in British History or permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 426 in 200209.
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HIST 439 History of Women in China (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course examines the changing roles of women in traditional and modern China. Topics include political, social, and legal status, sexuality and medicine, religion and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: a previous course in Chinese history
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HIST 448 Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East (3 credits)
Overview
History : A focus on women in the history of the late-19th- and 20th-Century Middle East, and on the ways in which gender analysis and sexuality illuminate the history of national and religious communities. Topics such as: education, masculinity, sexuality, Western representations of Middle Eastern women, and gender and the nation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: A course on women, gender or sexuality or permission of instructor.
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HIST 463D1 Topics: History of Women in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : A research seminar on the history of women in Canada since Confederation. Students will get familiar with primary sources and are expected to produce a major research paper in the second term.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 203 or consent of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken HIST 493
- Students must register for both HIST 463D1 and HIST 463D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 463D1 and HIST 463D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 463D2 Topics: History of Women in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 463D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 463D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 463D1 and HIST 463D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 525 Women, Work and Family in Global History (3 credits)
Overview
History : The shifting historical context of female labour and family in selected western and non-western countries; the interaction between labour and gender relations with special focus on women's experiences on the shop floor and in the family.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Abisaab, Malek (Winter)
- Prerequisite: A 300 or 400-level course in women’s history or labour history or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Restricted to students in History and Women’s Studies.
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HSEL 308 Issues in Women's Health (3 credits)
Overview
Health Science Electives : Exploration of a wide range of topics on the health of women. Topics include use of health care system, poverty, roles, immigration, body image, lesbian health, and violence against women. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Daniel, Kimani (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology or Sociology or permission of the instructor
- Complementary course for the Women's Studies and Social Studies of Medicine Concentrations
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HSEL 309 Women's Reproductive Health (3 credits)
Overview
Health Science Electives : Concepts of health and medicalization. Canadian and international perspectives. Topics include contraception, abortion, infertility, menstruation, menopause, new reproductive technologies, prenatal care, childbirth. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Lanctot, Anne Marie (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology or Sociology or permission of the instructor
- Restriction: not open for credit to students who have taken HSEL 308 prior to September 1997
- Complementary course for the Women's Studies and Social Studies of Medicine Concentrations
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ITAL 363 Gender, Literature and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : Questions of gender identity and literary representation as they emerge from women's texts or from comparisons of women's and men's texts, in relation to specific social and historical conditions. May focus on any time period in Italian history, from medieval to contemporary.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Given in English
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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ITAL 383 Women's Writing since 1880 (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : A study of Italian women writers and their search for literary identity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: any 300 level course given in Italian or permission of the Department
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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MUHL 220 Women in Music (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Case studies in contributions of selected women to various areas of music (including composition, teaching, performance, and patronage), in Europe and North America, chosen mainly from 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include: women as amateurs and professionals; past restrictions; movement for full acceptance into "musical mainstream" especially during twentieth century.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Winter)
- 3 hours
- Prerequisites: MUAR 201 or MUAR 211 AND MUHL 184 or MUHL 185 AND MUHL 286; or permission of the instructor
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PHIL 242 Introduction to Feminist Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Fall)
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PHIL 442 Topics in Feminist Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : Advanced discussion of topical and central themes in feminist theory.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHIL 242 and one intermediate course in philosophy
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RELG 256 Women in Judaism and Islam (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The role of women in Judaism and Islam from the point of view of institutionalized religious traditions and of women's religious subjectivity; how women's spiritual and social roles within their religious traditions are shaped by Revealed Law, Holy Text and the Authority of Interpretation. Comparative sociology of religion approach.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: Sheinfeld, Shayna; Seedat, Fatima (Summer)
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RELG 338 Women and the Christian Tradition (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Survey of women's involvement in the Christian tradition. Topics include feminist interpretation of scripture, ideas of virginity, marriage and motherhood, mysticism, asceticisms, European witchhunts, contemporary women's liberation theories.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Marr, Lucille (Fall)
- Fall
- Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
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RELG 339 Gender & Sexuality in Buddhism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Religious perspectives on the body, gender and sexual activity in Buddhist cultures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
- Prerequisite: RELG 252 or permission of the instructor
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RELG 356 Gender & Sexuality in Hinduism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Religious perspectives on the body, gender and sexual activity in Hindu cultures. Topics include: dharma and sexual practice; female sexuality; Bhakti and Tantra; same-sex relations; hijras; eroticism in the literary, visual, and performing arts; colonialism, Hindu nationalism, and the politics of gender.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: RELG 252 or Permission of the instructor.
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RELG 372 Hindu Goddesses (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The mythology, theology, soteriology, history, ritual, and texts of the goddess-centred (Sakta) branches of Hinduism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter and Summer
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SDST 250 Introduction: Sexual Diversity Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Sexual Diversity Studies : A general introduction to the study of sexual and gender diversity and sexuality from a range of perspectives and across a variety of disciplines.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Minn, Pierre Hong (Fall)
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SOCI 247 Family and Modern Society (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Fall)
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 270 Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fallon, Kathleen (Fall)
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SOCI 321 Gender and Work (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on men's and women's work in North American societies, historically and contemporarily, in order to understand the dynamisms of gender (in)equality in and outside of the home. Topics explored include: housework; the relationship(s) between gender, organizations and bureaucracy; emotional labour; occupational segregation and stratification; sexual harassment; and work-family policy.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Winter)
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Exploration of the main development theories and discussion of how gender is placed within them, analysis of the practical application of development projects and discussion of how they affect gender dynamics, and examination of power relations between development agencies and developing countries. Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are used.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 210
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SOCI 390 Gender and Health (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Key conceptual and substantive issues in gender and health since c1950: stratified medicalization of women's and men's health; social movements in health including the women's health movement; gender inequality in morbidity and mortality; gender, power and control in patient/physician interactions; embodied experience; politics and policies of gender and health.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Berry, Sarah (Fall)
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SOCI 425 Sociology of the Body (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Sociological examination of the human body as a cultural phenomenon that intersects with identity, health, illness, disability and medicine. Exploration of meanings attributed to human bodies as well as the body as a site of social interaction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 225 or Permission of Instructor.
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SOCI 489 Gender, Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar examines how the definition of deviance, reactions to deviance and explanations deviance are gendered. Specific topics vary from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Course for Women's Studies Concentrations
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
- Restriction: open to U3 students concentrating on social problems.
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SOCI 519 Gender and Globalization (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 270 or permission of instructor.
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SOCI 530 Sex and Gender (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar critically reviews theoretical perspectives and research on sex and gender in various domains of social life. It gives special emphasis to work which considers the meaning of gender and how it differs across time and place.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fallon, Kathleen (Fall)
- Restriction: Open to Honours Sociology students and to Sociology Majors with the permission of the instructor
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SOCI 535 Sociology of the Family (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This seminar reviews literature on major research areas in family. The course examines families in the past, the study of family using a life course approach, and considers selective areas which may have had significant influences on contemporary family such as work and family, family violence, and cultural variation in families.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Aunio, Anna-Liisa (Fall)
- Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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SWRK 377 Women's Issues in Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Social Work : Social work practice with women based on recent advances in understanding women's relationships to the structures and institutions of society. Issues which arise in the provision of social services: women and the family, mental and physical health, poverty and the welfare system, feminist counselling.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Restriction: Limited to B.S.W. U2, B.S.W. U3, Special B.S.W. and U3 Women's Studies Major/ Minor Concentration students
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WMST 301 Women's Studies Current Topics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Consideration of contemporary issues in Women's Studies. Topic and approach will vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Fall)
- Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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WMST 302 Women's Studies Current Topics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Consideration of contemporary issues in Women's Studies. Topic and approach will vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Olofsson, Ebba (Fall) Munoz, Yolanda (Winter)
- Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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WMST 401 Women's Studies Special Topics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Women's Studies.Topics and theoretical or disciplinary approach will vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Narain, Vrinda (Fall)
- Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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WMST 402 Women's Studies Special Topics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Women's Studies. Topics and theoretical or disciplinary approach will vary from year to year.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Engebretsen, Elisabeth (Winter)
- Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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WMST 461 Tutorial in Women's Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced reading course and independent research project under the supervision of an instructor on aspects of Women's Studies.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: WMST 303 or permission of instructor
- Restrictions: Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students in Women's Studies. Program and advisor approval required.
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WMST 462 Tutorial in Women's Studies 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced reading course and independent research project under the supervision of an instructor on aspects of Women's Studies.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: WMST 303 and permission of instructor
- Restriction: Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students in Women's Studies.
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WMST 501 Advanced Topics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced topics in theory and methodology related to Women's Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Narain, Vrinda (Winter)
- Prerequisite: WMST 303 or permission of instructor
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WMST 502 Advanced Topics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Advanced topics in theory and methodology related to Women's Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: WMST 303 or permission of instructor
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WMST 513 Gender, Race and Science (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : This course is a philosophical exploration of the nature of science concerning sex, gender, race and racial stereotypes, and the construction of "womanhood". The social history/biography of women and minorities in science will be studied to develop a critique of biological determinism and explore the meaning and possibility of a "feminist science".
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Complementary Course Group B: Special Topics Courses
The courses below are acceptable ONLY when the topic is appropriate for Women's Studies (centrally focused on women and/or gender and/or feminism) and there is documentation on file for the given year.
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CANS 406 Canadian Studies Seminar 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary seminar on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor.
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COMS 490 History and Theory of Media (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : Emergent themes in media history and media theory, and their application to current issues in communications studies.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Daro, Carlotta (Fall)
- Prerequisites: One of the following 200-level courses: COMS 200, COMS 210, COMS 230 AND one of the following 300-level courses: COMS 300, COMS 310, COMS 320, COMS 330, COMS 340, COMS 350, COMS 354, COMS 361, COMS 362 or permission of the instructor.
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EAST 453 Topics: Chinese Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Advanced seminar in selected genres, themes and issues in Chinese literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: A 300-level course in any literature.
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ENGL 335 The 20th Century Novel 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : The Novel from the last years of the 19th century to World War II.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
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ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An examination of issues relating to literature and its social contexts, such as implications of gender, race, ethnicity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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ENGL 362 Poetry of the 20th Century 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A critical survey of contemporary British and North American poetry, c. 1930 - 1980.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: ENGL 311
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ENGL 391 Special Topics: Cultural Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Current issues in cultural studies. Topics will include contemporary debates on high culture and the literary canon, and the question of aesthetic value and aesthetic judgment.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Thain, Alanna Michael (Fall)
- Fall
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ENGL 407 The 20th Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Winter)
- Winter
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ENGL 411 Studies in Canadian Fiction (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of works of Canadian fiction.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Webb, Peter (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on previous work in Canadian fiction
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ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Trehearne, Brian P (Winter)
- Winter
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ENGL 430 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Winter)
- Winter
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ENGL 431 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Carney, Sean (Fall)
- Fall
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ENGL 438 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Bray, Dorothy A (Winter)
- Winter
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ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Osterweil, Ara (Fall)
- Fall
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ENGL 490 Culture and Critical Theory 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Intensive study of advanced theoretical topics in the study of culture.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kaite, Berkeley (Winter)
- Winter
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GERM 362 20th Century Literature Topics (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : Introduction to selected topics and genres in twentieth century literature and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Given in German
- Prerequisite: Germ 325 or equivalent
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GERM 366 Postwar German Literature/Film (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : The course is a study of postwar German literature and film, focusing on the cinematic representation of literary texts. The emphasis is on the representation of German history in both media, on historical memory and gender relations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
- Given in English
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HIST 398 Topics in Italian History (3 credits)
Overview
History
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 214
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HIST 426 Topics: British Cultural History (3 credits)
Overview
History : Selected topics in intellectual and cultural history of Britain and Ireland, focusing on discussion of primary texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
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HIST 429 Topics: Canadian Family History (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course will examine themes in the history of the Canadian family from 1850. Historical study reveals the family as a diverse, changing, social institution. Marriage, childhood, sexuality, and the state will come under examination and the Canadian experience will be compared to that of the U.S.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 202 or HIST 203 or permission of instructor
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HIST 470D1 Topics: Historical Interpretation (3 credits)
Overview
History
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Students must register for both HIST 470D1 and HIST 470D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 470D1 and HIST 470D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 470D2 Topics: Historical Interpretation (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 470D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 470D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 470D1 and HIST 470D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 493D1 Topics: Canadian Social History (3 credits)
Overview
History
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Students must register for both HIST 493D1 and HIST 493D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 493D1 and HIST 493D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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HIST 493D2 Topics: Canadian Social History (3 credits)
Overview
History : See HIST 493D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: HIST 493D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both HIST 493D1 and HIST 493D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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JWST 351 Studies in Modern Jewish Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- All texts will be read in English
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PHIL 544 Political Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
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RELG 336 Contemporary Theological Issues (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter and Summer
- Prerequisite: RELG 320 or RELG 338 or permission of instructor
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