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Program Requirements
The Minor Concentration Sexual Diversity Studies is informed by a tradition of critical inquiry developed within various frameworks including Women's Studies and Gay, Lesbian and Queer Studies. It is designed to introduce students to the latest scholarship on the study of sexuality and sexual and gender diversity across a wide range of disciplines and cultures.
Required Course (3 credits)
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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 2012
Instructors: Crawford, Lucas (Fall)
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
Revision, June 2012. Start of revision.
15 credits from the list below.
Note: If a course has an asterisk (*), it may be counted toward the program only when the topic is appropriate for Sexual Diversity Studies.
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ARCH 533 New Approaches to Architectural History (3 credits) *
Overview
Architecture : An exploration of the aims, tools, and methods of Architectural History as a discipline; the use of primary sources from the Canadian Centre for Architecture and other archives.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
Restriction: Departmental permission required
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CANS 308 Sex and Gender in Canada (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : Sex and gender in Canada in the past and the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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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: Winter 2013
Instructors: Rentschler, Carrie (Winter)
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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: Winter 2013
Instructors: Mickiewicz, Paulina Maria (Winter)
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EAST 304 Current Topics: Chinese Studies 2 (3 credits) *
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Consideration of important issues in Chinese Studies. Content of the course will vary from year to year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Ng, Wee-Siang (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Departmental approval required
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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 2013
Instructors: Fong, Grace S (Winter)
Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
Note: Readings in English translation.
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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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program
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ENGL 407 The 20th Century (3 credits) *
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Neilson, Patrick (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 414 Studies in 20th Century Literature 1 (3 credits) *
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
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GEOG 541 Topics in Geography 2 (3 credits) *
Overview
Geography : In-depth review of a current topic in human geography.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Sieber, Renee (Fall) Chmura, Gail L (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Note: This course is offered on an irregular basis. See Geography website () for current status.
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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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 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 2013
Instructors: Tone, Andrea (Winter)
Prerequisite: A 300-level History course in gender, sexuality or medicine or permission of instructor.
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HIST 430 Topics in Modern Medicine (3 credits) *
Overview
History : Selected topics in the history of medicine in the 19th, 20th and/or 21st centuries will be explored through discussion of primary and secondary historical sources.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Szabo, Jason (Fall)
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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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: Fall 2012
Instructors: Parsons, Laila (Fall)
Prerequisite: A course on women, gender or sexuality or permission of instructor.
- HIST 457 Topics in Medical History (3 credits) *
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MUAR 399 Music and Queer Identity (3 credits)
Overview
Music-Arts Faculty : A survey of notable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer composers and musicians in both art music and popular music, and an exploration of musical meaning from queer perspectives, covering topics such as coded expression, subcultural music-making, the value of mainstream visibility, and minority versus 'universal' aesthetics.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Winter)
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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 2012
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: Winter 2013
Instructors: Al-Saji, Alia (Winter)
Prerequisite: PHIL 242 and one intermediate course in philosophy
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PSYC 436 Human Sexuality and Its Problems (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : This course will deal with typical sexual behavior and its variations. Topics will include the history of sex research, the sexual response cycle, sexual dysfunction, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc. Current research and theory will be emphasized.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: either PSYC 337 or permission of the instructor
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RELG 271 Sexual Ethics (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of the social construction of sexual identity and of selected issues regarding sexual behaviour.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Cere, Daniel M (Winter)
Winter
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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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: RELG 252 or Permission of the instructor.
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SDST 450 Independent Reading & Research (3 credits)
Overview
Sexual Diversity Studies : Advanced reading course and independent research project under the supervision of an instructor on aspects of Sexual Diversity Studies.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: SDST 250.
Restriction: Program students in Sexual Diversity Studies. Program and adviser approval required.
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SDST 499 Internship: Sexual Diversity Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Sexual Diversity Studies : Internship with an approved host institution or organization.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the departmental Internship Advisor
Restriction: Restricted to students enrolled in the Minor Concentration in Sexual Diversity Studies.
Open to U2 and U3 students after completing 30 credits of a 90 credit program or 45 credits of a 96-120 credit program, a minimum CGPA of 2.7. This course will normally not fulfill program requirements for seminars or 400-level courses.
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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 of deviance are gendered. Specific topics vary from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Fallon, Kathleen (Fall)
Course for Women's Studies Concentrations
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Restriction: open to U3 students concentrating on social problems.
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SOCI 513 Social Aspects HIV/AIDS in Africa (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : Examination of the social causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Gender inequality, sexual behaviours, marriage systems, migration, and poverty are shaping the pandemic as well as how the pandemic is altering social, demographic and economic conditions across Africa.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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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 2012
Instructors: Fallon, Kathleen (Fall)
Restriction: Open to Honours Sociology students and to Sociology Majors with the permission of the instructor
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SWRK 342 Practice with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Two-Spirit People (3 credits)
Overview
Social Work : Issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and two-spirit people. Addresses how social workers can support the development of health and social services informed by principles of social justice and equity. Topics include self-esteem, youth at risk, families, and aging.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Ryan, William J (Fall)
Restrictions: Limited to Social Work BSWU2, BSWU3, 2-year BSW students and U2, U3 Minor in Sexual Diversity Studies 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 2012
Instructors: Groeneveld, Elizabeth (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 2013
Instructors: Groeneveld, Elizabeth (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 200 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 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Revision, June 2012. End of revision.
Bachelor of Arts & Science—2012-2013 (last updated Feb. 14, 2013) (disclaimer)