Program Requirements
Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".Â
Joint Honours students should consult an adviser in each department to discuss their course selection and their interdisciplinary research project (if applicable).
The Joint Honours component in Women's Studies offers a degree of analysis and depth of contemporary and historical critical issues centered on women, gender, and/or feminism beyond that of the Major concentration. It culminates in the completion of an Honours thesis, supervised by a faculty member. Students secure the approval of a potential thesis adviser during the year before undertaking the thesis. Three credits are accorded to the thesis (graded by the thesis adviser), and 3 credits are accorded to work undertaken in the Colloquium which requires supplemental reading and writing assignments, training in research and thesis writing methods, presentation to the group of theses in progress, and response to the work of others.
Joint Honours students must maintain an annual GPA of 3.30 in all required and complementary courses that fulfil the requirements of a Joint Honours Component in Women's Studies, and a CGPA of 3.00.
Required Courses (12 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 2015, Summer 2016
Instructors: Shaw, Candice; Bunch, Mary; Graham, Pascale (Fall) Ketchum, Alexandra (Summer)
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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 2016
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 200
Restriction: Open to Women's Studies students only
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WMST 495D1 Honours/Joint Honours Colloquium (1.5 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Students will research, discuss, and present their thesis topics.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Fall)
Prerequisite: WMST 303
Corequisite: WMST 497D1
Restriction: Honours/Joint Honours students in Women's Studies
Students must register for both WMST 495D1 and WMST 495D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both WMST 495D1 and WMST 495D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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WMST 495D2 Honours/Joint Honours Colloquium (1.5 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : See WMST 495D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 495D1
Corequisite: WMST 497D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both WMST 495D1 and WMST 495D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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WMST 497D1 Joint Honours Thesis (1.5 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Supervised reading and preparation of a Joint Honours thesis under the direction of a member of faculty.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: WMST 303
Corequisite: WMST 495D1
Students must register for both WMST 497D1 and WMST 497D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both WMST 497D1 and WMST 497D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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WMST 497D2 Joint Honours Thesis (1.5 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : See WMST 497D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: WMST 497D1
Corequisite: WMST 495D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both WMST 497D1 and WMST 497D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Complementary Courses (24 credits)
Overview of the specifications for the 24 complementary credits:
3 credits from a list of Women's Studies (WMST) courses and
9 credits selected from Group A courses and
12 credits selected from Group B courses.
Over the entire 24 credits,
6 credits minimum must be at the 400 or 500 level and
12 credits maximum may be at the 200 level.
Maximum 12 transfer credits will be accepted from approved exchange programs by arrangement with the Chair of WSAC and subject to University approval.
Women's Studies (WMST)
3 credits from:
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Zellars, Rachel (Winter)
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 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: McKinney, Caitlin (Fall) Cunningham, Julie (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 2015
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (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 2016
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Complementary Course Group A
9 credits from Group A
Group A courses are divided into eight sub-groups. Students may take only one course from any particular grouping. Any additional credits taken above the 9 credits from Complementary Course Group A may count as credits towards Complementary Course Group B.
Group A-1
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Jones, Robert (Winter)
Group A-2
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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 2015
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Fall)
Note: Since this course is being taught abroad, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May 19, 2014.
Group A-3
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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 2016
Instructors: Rentschler, Carrie (Winter)
Group A-4, Gender Relations in Major Societal Institutions
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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 2015
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Fall)
Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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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 2016
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Winter)
Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Group A-5, Transnational or National Histories of Women/Gender and Sexuality
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Partner, Nancy F (Fall)
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Group A-6, Women/Gender and Literature
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Fong, Grace S (Fall)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Core course for the Women's Studies program
Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Popescu, Monica (Winter)
Fall
Group A-7, Women/Gender in a Religious Tradition
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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 2015
Instructors: Marr, Lucille (Fall)
Fall
Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Soneji, Davesh (Winter)
Prerequisite: RELG 252 or Permission of the instructor.
Group A-8, Women and Health
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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 2015
Instructors: Armistead, Cheryl (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 2016
Instructors: Armistead, Cheryl (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
Complementary Course Group B
12 credits from Group B
Students select 12 credits from the Group B lists in consultation with an adviser and identify an individual focus of study comprised of 9 credits.
Reminder: A minimum of 6 credits at the 400 or 500 level must be taken in the 24 credits of Complementary Courses. Students will find more possible choices to meet this requirement in Group B.
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. Additions may be made during a particular calendar year depending on the central focus of the courses. For final updates, see .
Please note that not all courses are offered every year.
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Starzmann, Maria Theresia (Fall)
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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CLAS 370 Gender in the Ancient World (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : An exploration of gender roles in the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Kozak, Lynn (Fall)
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2016
Instructors: Rentschler, Carrie (Winter)
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COMS 400 Critical Theory Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : The tradition of critical social theory as it has influenced the field of media and communication studies. Strains of critical theory studies may include: Marxism; the Frankfurt school; poststructuralism, deconstruction and postmodernism; feminism; cultural studies, postcolonialism and critical race theory.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Fong, Grace S (Fall)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Popescu, Monica (Winter)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Partner, Nancy F (Fall)
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HIST 332 Women in Europe, 1350-1700 (3 credits)
Overview
History : An introduction to concepts of women and the realities of women's lives in western Europe from the Black Death to ca. 1700. Topics will include marriage and the family, female education and literacy, varieties of spirituality and the emergence of a proto-feminism during the Renaissance.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Clarke, Paula C (Fall)
Prerequisite: HIST 214 or permission of instructor
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HIST 343 Women in Post-Confederation Canada (3 credits)
Overview
History : This course examines women's contribution to the economic and social development of Canada as well as the changes in the image and status of women. Special emphasis will be on the relationship between women's roles in the private sphere and the public domain.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 203
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HIST 344 The Chinese Family in History (3 credits)
Overview
History : Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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HIST 354 Women in Europe 1700-2000 (3 credits)
Overview
History : An overview of the history of women in modern continental Europe, focusing on women's changing roles in the family and society at large, in the context of work, family life, education, and culture, and the changing notions of citizenship, femininity, and masculinity.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Szapor, Judith (Winter)
Prerequisites: One course in European history or permission of Instructor
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Po, Chung Yam; Yates, Robin (Winter)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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HIST 526 Women and War (3 credits)
Overview
History : Examines the impact of war on individuals, families and societies. Studies the experiences of women and children in exile, mass persecutions, and punishments associated with social unrest, revolution or wars during twentieth century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite(s): A 300 or 400-levelcourse in women's history or permission of instructor
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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 2015
Instructors: Armistead, Cheryl (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 2016
Instructors: Armistead, Cheryl (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 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: any 300 level course given in Italian or permission of the Department
Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
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MUAR 250 Women Making Music (3 credits)
Overview
Music-Arts Faculty : Repertoire composed and/or performed by women since 1920, with a focus on North America and women's participation in music in a variety of roles. Special attention will be paid to the different challenges faced by women of different races and classes, in both avant-garde and popular music traditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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 2015
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Fall)
Note: Since this course is being taught abroad, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May 19, 2014.
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: PHIL 242 and one intermediate course in philosophy
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PHIL 542 Seminar: Feminist Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a specific topic in feminist theory: e.g., a major figure; or theme, such as sex/gender, embodiment, race, subjectivity, agency, representation, politics, nature/culture, discourse and power; or a feminist approach to the history of philosophy, ethics, social/political philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of science, phenomenology, or metaphysics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Any 400-level, 3 credit course in political philosophy, or permission of the instructor.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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 2015
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Soneji, Davesh (Winter)
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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Sharma, Shital (Fall)
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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 2015
Instructors: Ketchum, Alexandra; Ducusin, Marc; Golriz Fard, Golshan (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 2015
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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Jones, Robert (Winter)
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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 2016
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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Roychowdhury, Poulami (Fall)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 of deviance are gendered. Specific topics vary from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Weiner, Elaine (Winter)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Le Bourdais, Céline (Winter)
Undergraduate students require permission of instructor
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Zellars, Rachel (Winter)
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 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: McKinney, Caitlin (Fall) Cunningham, Julie (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 2015
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (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 2016
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 200 or permission of instructor
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WMST 461 Independent Reading&Research 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 2015
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 Independent Reading and Research 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 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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. Additions may be made during a particular calendar year depending on the topic of the courses. For final updates, see .
Please note that not all courses are offered every year.
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ANTH 381 Special Topic 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in special topics under the direction of a member of the staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Starzmann, Maria Theresia (Fall) Bennett, Gwen (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ANTH 555 Advanced Topics in Ethnology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination and discussion of topics of current theoretical or methodological interest in ethnology. Topics will be announced at the beginning of term.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Restriction: Honours students at the U3 level in the Anthropology Department or with permission of instructor
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
(2-0-7)
Prerequisite: ARCH 251 or permission of instructor
Restriction: Departmental permission required
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ARTH 353 Selected Topics in Art History 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Study of a special field in the History of Art and Architecture taught by a visiting scholar.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Bergstrom, Brian (Winter)
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ARTH 354 Selected Topics Art History 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Study of a special field in the History of Art and Communications.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Skelly, Julia (Fall) Straw, William O (Winter)
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ARTH 421 Selected Topics in Art and Architecture 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Art History : Selected topics in art and architecture. Topics vary by year.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Ross, Christine (Winter)
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CANS 301 Topics in Canadian Studies 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary course on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: P. Bouliane, Sandria (Fall)
Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
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CANS 303 Topics in Canadian Studies 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary course on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
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CANS 405 Canadian Studies Seminar 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary seminar on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Dobson, Christopher (Kit) (Winter)
Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
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CANS 406 Canadian Studies Seminar 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary seminar on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Morton, Desmond (Winter)
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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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COMS 491 Media, Communication & Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : Emergent themes and issues in cultural approaches to media and communication studies.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Volmar, Axel (Fall)
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COMS 492 Power, Difference and Justice (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : Media systems and their role in social relations of power and difference that are maintained and challenged through communication practices.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Volmar, Axel (Winter)
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COMS 541 Cultural Industries (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Studies : The convergence of computerized technologies and cultural industries and how these have produced entire new forms of cultural expression in film, TV, and the Internet.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Fong, Grace S (Winter)
Prerequisite: A 300-level course in any literature.
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ENGL 275 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A survey of cultural studies, its history and subject matter, presenting key interpretive and analytic concepts, the aesthetic and political issues involved in the construction of sign systems, definitions of culture and cultural values conceptualized both as a way of life and as a set of actual practices and products.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Nystrom, Derek (Fall)
Fall
Required of all U1 Cultural Studies students
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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: Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Hepburn, William Allan (Winter) Mason, Kathryn (Summer)
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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program
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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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311
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ENGL 371 Theatre History: 19th to 21st Centuries (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : History of predominantly Western theatre practices from circa 1830 to the present.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Zien, Katherine (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 376 Scene Study (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Scene study for the theatre.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Selkirk, Myrna Wyatt (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 381 A Film-Maker 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film: the works of a major director. Topic varies each year.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Nystrom, Derek (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Limited to students in English Major programs
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ENGL 388 Studies in Popular Culture (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : History and development of important forms of popular culture. Topics may include traditional ballads; fairs; carnivals and popular festivity; material culture; popular fiction; mainstream television.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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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: Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: McCormick, Casey (Winter) Barth, Josie (Summer)
Fall
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ENGL 405 Studies in 19th Century Literature 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of 19th century works.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Brown, Curtis (Winter)
Fall
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ENGL 407 The 20th Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of 20th century works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 408 The 20th Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of 20th century works.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 411 Studies in Canadian Fiction (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of works of Canadian fiction.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Hickman, Miranda Brun (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 419 Studies in 20th Century Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 430 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of a period or genre of drama. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Carney, Sean (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 431 Studies in Drama (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of a period or genre of drama. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Ritchie, Fiona (Winter)
Fall
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ENGL 438 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bricker, Andrew (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 467 Advanced Studies in Theatre History (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study focused on a period or issue in Theatre history.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Zien, Katherine (Fall)
Winter
Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
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ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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: Fall 2015
Instructors: Kaite, Berkeley (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 500 Middle English (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of works in Middle English.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bray, Dorothy A (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 501 16th Century (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A seminar on 16th century literature. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)
Winter
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ENGL 528 Canadian Literature (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A seminar on Canadian literature. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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GEOG 331 Urban Social Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Social space and social time. The reflection of social structure in the spatial organization of the city. Historical perspective on changing personal mobility, life cycle, family structure and work organization. The appropriation and alienation of urban spaces.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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GEOG 507 Advanced Social Geography (3 credits)
Overview
Geography : Current theories and themes in social geography, such as relations between society and space, social and spatial relations of inequality, difference and diversity, situated and embodied identities, social issues and problems, connections between society and nature, all within a spatial framework.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: GEOG 331 or equivalent, and permission of instructor.
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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: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Note: This course is offered on an irregular basis. See Geography website () for current status.
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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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Peters, Paul (Winter)
Fall
Given in German
Prerequisite: GERM 325 or equivalent
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HISP 340 Spanish-American Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Holmes, Amanda (Winter)
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HIST 382 History of South Africa (3 credits)
Overview
History : History of South Africa from precolonial times to the present. Topics include: precolonial societies; British and Dutch colonialism; slavery in colonial South Africa; the Zulu kingdom; mining capitalism; the Boer War; Afrikaner nationalism; apartheid; the anti-apartheid struggle; music, religion, and art; challenges of the post-apartheid state.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Soske, Jon (Fall)
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HIST 398 Topics in Italian History (3 credits)
Overview
History : Topics in Italian history. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 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 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
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HIST 470D1 Topics: Historical Interpretation (3 credits)
Overview
History : Topics in historical interpretation. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Krapfl, James (Fall)
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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Krapfl, James (Winter)
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 : Topics in Canadian social history. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Morton, Suzanne (Fall)
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: Winter 2016
Instructors: Morton, Suzanne (Winter)
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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ISLA 210 Muslim Societies (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Medani, Khalid; Rahman, Md; Graham, Pascale (Winter)
Winter
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ITAL 375 Cinema and Society in Modern Italy (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : A survey of the most important trends in post-war Italian cinema seen in the context of the rapidly and dramatically evolving society of modern Italy.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bolongaro, Eugenio (Fall)
Fall
Given in English
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ITAL 477 Italian Cinema and Video (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : Different Italian film maker or videomaker every year, presenting a selection of his/her significant works. Discussions will include script analysis, interviews, articles and books by the director in focus, in addition to theoretical and critical statements by scholars. Established and new directors will be considered alternately.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Bolongaro, Eugenio (Winter)
Winter
Given in English
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 377
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JWST 314 Denominations in North American Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : A survey of Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism in North America. Emphasis is placed on the ideology forwarded by the movements since their inception.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Caplan, Eric (Fall)
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JWST 351 Studies in Modern Jewish Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Within a comparative framework, this course examines cultural, thematic and artistic developments in the works of modern Jewish literature written in both Jewish and non-Jewish languages. For those without reading knowledge of the original, all works are available in English translation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
All texts will be read in English
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POLI 366 Topics in Political Theory 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : A specific problem area in Political Theory.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Velji, Muhammad (Winter)
Prerequisites: A 200- or 300-level course in political theory
Note: The field is Political Theory.
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POLI 422 Developing Areas/Topics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : A specific problem area in the Comparative Politics of Developing Areas.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisites: a basic course and preferably an upper level course in comparative politics
Note: The field is Comparative Politics in Developing Areas.
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POLI 423 Politics of Ethno-Nationalism (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Theories of ethno-nationalism examined in light of experience in Asia, Middle East and Africa. Topics include formation and mobilization of national, ethnic and religious identities in colonial and post-colonial societies; impact of ethno-nationalism on pluralism, democracy, class and gender relations; means to preserve tolerance in multicultural societies.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Lomonosov, Matvey (Fall)
Prerequisites: one 300 or 400-level course in comparative politics; and one 300 or 400-level course on developing areas (any discipline.) The same course can fulfill both requirements
Note: The area in the field of Comparative Politics is Developing Areas.
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POLI 459 Topics in Political Theory 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : This course will deal with a specific problem area in Political theory.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Roberts, William (Winter)
Prerequisite: A 300- or 400-level course in political theory
Note: The field is Political Theory.
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RELG 313 Topics in Biblical Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Topics in biblical studies. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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RELG 336 Contemporary Theological Issues (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of contemporary theological issues. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Richardson-Bryson, Peter (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Christianity or permission of instructor
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RELG 347 Topics in Religion and the Arts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Topics in religion and the arts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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SOCI 386 Contemporary Social Movements (3 credits)
Overview
Sociology (Arts) : This course will focus on contemporary social movements in Canada, the U.S., and Western Europe, such as the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and the environmental movement. Empirical studies of movements will be used to explore such general issues as how social movements emerge, grow, and decline.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Eidlin, Carl (Winter)