MINOR in Women's Studies is 24 credits earned as follows:
- 12 from Women’s Studies 2001, 3001, 3021, 4001
- 12 from Canadian Studies 3300, English 3651, 3661, Political Science 3131,
Religious Studies 4280, Sociology/Anthropology 2211, 4031
2001 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES
This course provides an introduction to
Women’s Studies, a discipline which
documents and analyzes the experience and
contributions of women from a global and
historical perspective. Students will be
introduced to the core principles of the
discipline of women’s studies. In addition, the
course will examine key issues of research and
analysis in women’s studies, including: social
construction of sex and gender, patriarchy and
the origins of female subordination, and
women’s activism and social change initiatives.
Prereq:Completion of 30 credits.
3001 FEMINIST THEORIES
This course provides a comparative and
critical analysis of various feminist theories
developed as explanatory frameworks for the
understanding of the gender divisions within
society. The course will review major feminist
critiques of conventional approaches, and will
offer an introduction to feminist thought.
Theories examined include uniquely feminist
theories such as radical feminism and cultural
feminism, as well as feminist modifications of
traditional social and political theories.
Attention is given to perspectives which
emerge from the diversity of women’s lives.
Prereq: Women’s Studies 2001.
3021 FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES
This course examines feminist critiques and
strategies relating to the construction of
knowledge and research methodologies, with
particular attention to both historical and
contemporary debates on significant research
issues. Students will be introduced to the
methods, techniques, and ethics involved in
feminist research and analysis. The emphasis is
both theoretical and practical: students will
therefore engage in the process of assessing
and performing feminist research.
Prereq: Women’s Studies 2001.
4001 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN FEMINISM
This course provides an opportunity for
students to study in considerable depth and
detail selected contemporary issues of
feminism in a global context. The course may
focus on issues such as the politics of
difference, theory and praxis debates, anti-feminist
backlash, women and social change,
masculinities, and feminist explorations of the
body.
Prereq: Women’s Studies 2001, 3001, 3021.
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