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Feminist and Gender Studies

Feminist and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that investigates power from critical gender perspectives on social, cultural, economic, and political issues. Drawing on a substantial body of scholarship that challenges many of the assumptions and methods of traditional academic disciplines, Feminist and Gender Studies creates new perspectives from which all students may analyze such issues as work, health, sexuality, violence, family, race, class, and ethnicity. The curriculum of the Minor, Major, and Honours in Feminist and Gender Studies includes core courses in Feminist and Gender Studies and elective courses in the following Departments or Programs: Art History, Canadian Studies, Classics, Drama, English, Fine Arts, Geography and Environment, History, International Relations, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. The core courses provide an introduction to the principles of Feminist and Gender Studies as well as a more advanced study of the theoretical and methodological approaches of feminism.

Interdisciplinary B.A. Programs

MINOR in Feminist and Gender Studies is 24 credits earned as follows:

3from FGST 1001, 1991
3from FGST 2101, 2201, 2301, 2991
3from FGST 3111
3from FGST 3121, 3201, 3301, 3991
3from FGST 4001, 4301, 4811, 4911, 4950, 4951, 4991
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from ARTH 3081, CANA 2311, CANA/FGST 3301, CLAS 2521, CLAS/HIST 2051, ENGL 3651, 3661, 4921, GENV 3111, HIST 1671, 3251, 3471, 3801, 4461, INLR 3001, MUSC 3231, 3261, PHIL 2301, 3741, POLS 3031, 4001, PSYC 3311, 3511, 4311, RELG 1641, 1661, 3411, 3811, 4841, SOCI 2211, 2231, 3101, 4601, FGST 1991, 2101, 2201, 2301, 2991, 3121, 3201, 3991, 4001, 4301, 4811, 4950, 4951, 4911, 4991 if not used in the 15 FGST credits above.

  
 

or from the following courses in any year when the Program Director approves that their content contains a significant Feminist and Gender Studies component: COMM 3391, ENGL 3561, FREN 3621, GENV 2221, 2811, 4821, HIST 3361, 4901, INDG 3201, PHIL 1611, 3711, RELG 3821, 3921, 4821, SOCI 3451, 3511

Note:  Other courses from the following disciplines may also be approved by the Program Director when a significant Feminist and Gender Studies component can be demonstrated: Art History, Canadian Studies, Classics, English, French, German, Geography and Environment, Drama, History, International Relations, Latin, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spanish, and Sociology.

Students interested in using courses from other disciplines towards this Minor must receive approval in writing from the Program Director during the term in which they are taking the course.

MAJOR in Feminist and Gender Studies is 60 credits earned as follows:

3from FGST 1001, 1991
6from FGST 2101, 2201, 2301, 2991
3from FGST 3111
6from FGST 3121, 3201, 3301, 3991
3from FGST 4001, 4301, 4811, 4911, 4950, 4951, 4991
21 to 39from ARTH 3081, CANA 2311, CANA/FGST 3301, CLAS/HIST 2051, ENGL 3651, 3661, 4921, GENV 3111, HIST 1671, 3471, 4461, INLR 3001, MKMW 2001, 3001, MUSC 3261, PHIL 2301, POLS 3031, 4001, PSYC 3311, 3511, 4311, RELG 1641, 3411, 3811, SOCI 2211, 2231, SPAN 3241, FGST 1991, 2101, 2201, 2301, 2991, 3111, 3121, 3201, 3991, 4001, 4301, 4811, 4911, 4950, 4951, 4991 if not used on previous line.
0 to 18from CANA 2121, CANA/HIST/INDG 2801, 3821, 3831, CANA/INDG 3111, 3501, 4101, CLAS 2521, COMM 3391, ENGL 4941, HIST 1621, 3251, 3801, 3811, MUSC 3231, PHIL 3741, POLS 4141, 4161, RELG 1661, 4841, SOCI 2121, 2401, 2611, 4601, 4701, SPAN 3261
  
 

or from the following courses in any year when the Program Director approves that their content contains a significant Feminist and Gender Studies component: ENGL 3561, GENV 2221, 2811, 4821, HIST 3361, 4901, PHIL 1611, 3711, RELG 3821, 3921, 4821, SOCI 2111, 3101, 3451, 3511, 3551.

Note:  At least 6 credits from the elective stream must be at the 3/4000 level.

Note:  Students are responsible for ensuring that they have prerequisites for 2/3/4000 level courses.

HONOURS in Feminist and Gender Studies is 72 credits earned as follows:

60credits as in the Major, plus
3further from FGST 4001, 4301, 4811, 4950, 4951, 4991
3from FGST 4901, 4911
6from FGST 4990

FEMINIST AND GENDER STUDIES COURSES

Note:  The listing of a course in the Calendar is not a guarantee that the course is offered every year.

Note:  Students must obtain a grade of at least C- in all courses used to fulfill prerequisite requirements. Otherwise, written permission of the appropriate Department Head or Program Director must be obtained.

Introduction to Feminist and Gender Studies

This course introduces the core principles of feminist and gender studies and surveys key issues in current Feminist and Gender Studies scholarship, including: social construction of sex, gender, race and sexuality; body politics; gender subordination; feminist activism; and social change initiatives. (Format: Lecture/Tutorial 3 Hours) (Exclusion: WGST 1001)

Special Topic in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 1991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Gender, Identity, and Culture: Sexing The Body

Prereq: Second-year standing; or 3 credits from FGST 1001 or WGST 1001; or permission of the Program Director
This course examines human bodies in historical and contemporary socio-political contexts, investigating gender and embodiment both as an expression of individual identity and a production of complex social processes. Drawing upon scholarship on body politics in the interdisciplinary fields of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, it explores how bodies are simultaneously gendered, raced, classed, sexualized, and politicized through interpersonal, social, and institutional processes, including culture, science, medicine, and globalization. (Format: Lecture/Tutorial 3 Hours) (Exclusion: WGST 2101)

Gender and Science

Prereq: Second-year standing; or 3 credits from FGST 1001, WGST 1001; or permission of the Program Directorr
This course focuses on the relationship between scientific institutions and communities that are marginalized by gender, race, colonialism, class, disability, and other social markers. It explores the structural forces that contribute to exclusion and the effects of being seen as an object of scientific inquiry through feminist intersectional and decolonial approaches to the practices of scientific knowledge production. Finally, this course addresses current efforts to create a more inclusive scientific community. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusions: WGST 2201; WGST 3991 Gender & Science)

Feminism Beyond Borders: Transnational Feminist Praxis

Prereq: Second-year standing; or 3 credits from FGST 1001 or WGST 1001; or permission of the Program Director
This course explores transnational feminist praxis with, within, and beyond the institution of the modern nation-state. Course materials draw from the rich history of anti-racist, anticolonial, and anti-imperial feminist theory and practice. Specific course topics vary from year to year, but include: transnational surrogacy, sex work, migrant labour, care work, prisons, mining, tourism, climate action, war, militarization, and more. Course materials include scholarly texts as well as videos, blog posts, visual and performance art, and materials produced by and for transnational feminist activism. (Format: Lecture/Discussion) (Exclusion: WGST 2991 Feminism Beyond Borders)

Special Topic in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 2991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Feminist Theories

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 1001, 1991, WGST 1001, 1991; 3 credits from FGST 2101,2201, 2991, WGST 2101, 2201, 2991; or permission of the Program Director
This course provides a comparative and critical analysis of various feminist theories developed as explanatory frameworks for the understanding of gendered and other divisions within society. It surveys a range of feminist theoretical traditions, traces the emergence and transformation of central feminist concepts, and investigates the connections between theory and political practice. It examines theoretical frameworks that may include: Black feminist thought, anti-racist and postcolonial feminism, queer theory, trans theory, theories of embodiment, transnational feminist theory, psychoanalytic feminist theory, and decolonial theory. (Format: Seminar 3 Hours) (Exclusions: WGST 3101; WGST 3111)

Feminist Research Methods

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 1001, 1991, WGST 1001, 1991; 3 credits from FGST 2101, 2201, 2991, WGST 2101, 2201, 2991; or permission of the Program Director
This course examines feminist critiques and strategies relating to the production of knowledge, with an emphasis on epistemology, decolonization, and community-based research. It introduces the methods, techniques, and ethics involved in feminist research and analysis. The emphasis is both theoretical and practical; students therefore engage in the process of assessing and conducting feminist research. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusions: WGST 3101; WGST 3121)

Gender and Work

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 1001, 1991, WGST 1001, 1991; 3 credits from FGST 2101, 2201, 2991, WGST 2101, 2201, 2991; or permission of the Program Director
This course applies a feminist analysis to the study of people at work with the premise that the workplace and the labour market cannot be understood in isolation from the private spheres of the household and the labour of social reproduction. It focuses on different experiences of work across gender, race and ethnicity, and class using an intersectional approach. It draws on interdisciplinary studies in industrial relations and feminist research practice to explore experiences of paid and unpaid work and labour. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: WGST 3201)

Gender & Sexuality in Canada

Prereq: 6 credits from CANA 1001, 1011, FGST or WGST 1001, FGST or WGST 2101; or permission of the Program Director
This course provides an interdisciplinary perspective on gender and sexuality in Canada. It explores how gender and sexuality are taken up in contemporary scholarship on Canadian politics, law, and society. Topics include the role of identity, representation, multiculturalism, and social movements in Canada, within an approach that centres movements to queer and decolonize Canada. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with CANA 3301 and may therefore count as three credits in either discipline] (Exclusion: Any version of CANA 3301 previously offered with a different title)

Special Topic in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 3991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)

Contemporary Issues in Feminism and Gender Studies

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 3111, WGST 3111; or permission of the Program Director
This course provides opportunity for students to study in considerable depth and detail selected contemporary issues of feminism and gender in a global context. The course may focus on issues such as gender and social movements, politics of difference, theory and praxis debates, anti-feminist backlash, women and social change, femininities and masculinities, and feminities explorations of the body. (Format: Seminar 3 Hours) (Exclusion: WGST 4001)

Gender and Settler Colonialism

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 3111, WGST 3111; or CANA 3301 and 3 credits from CANA at the 3000 level; or permission of the Program Director
This course focuses on the gendered, racialized, and sexualized dimensions of settler colonialism and Indigenous resurgence. It begins with the recognition that all of our learning takes place on the lands of the Mi'kmaw and Wolastoqiyik peoples, and with the acknowledgement that we all have different and specific relationships to this land and these nations. Attending to these relationships and the responsibilities they entail, the central questions this course examines include: How do Indigenous thinkers conceptualize identity, land, and belonging? How do they think and talk about gender, sexuality, and difference? [Note 1: This course is cross-listed with CANA 4301 and may therefore count as 3 credits in either discipline](Format: Seminar 3 Hours) (Exclusions: WGST 4001 18/WI and 19/WI; WGST 4301)

Gender, Culture and the City

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 3111, GENV 2811, WGST 3111; or permission of the Program Director
This course examines the relationship between socially constructed gender relations and the nature and form of urban areas. Using a feminist intersectional analysis, students consider how social and cultural categories and historical processes shape the production of urban space, and how we in turn are shaped by it. [Note : This course is cross-listed as GENV 4811 and may therefore count as 3 credits in either discipline.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: WGST 4811)

Directed Reading in Feminist and Gender Studies

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 3111, WGST 3111; and permission of the Program Director
This course is designed for honours students. It promotes bibliographic skills, information literacy skills, and additional research design skills for students who will be completing an honours thesis. (Format: Independent learning) (Exclusion: WGST 4901)

Feminist Praxis Studies Studies

Prereq: 3 credits from FGST 3111, WGST 3111; and permission of the Program Director
This course is designed for honours students. Students will investigate key parts of the history of feminist activism and examine the links and gaps between feminist theories and feminist practices. In praxis, theory and practice come together to create informed, conscious, and self-conscious action. Critical reflection on the histories of feminist praxis and on students' own honours projects is a core element of this course. This course will prepare students pursuing an honours in women's and gender studies for the praxis element of their honours thesis project. (Format: Seminar) (Exclusion: WGST 4911)

Independent Study in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course permits senior students, under the direction of faculty members, to pursue their interest in areas not covered, or not covered in depth, by other courses through a program of independent study. [Note 1: Permission of the Department/Program Advisor. Students must obtain consent of an instructor who is willing to be a supervisor and must register for the course prior to the last day for change of registration in the term during which the course is being taken. Note 2: A program on Independent Study cannot duplicate subject matter covered through regular course offerings. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 4950/51 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Independent Study)

Independent Study in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course permits senior students, under the direction of faculty members, to pursue their interest in areas not covered, or not covered in depth, by other courses through a program of independent study. [Note 1: Permission of the Department/Program Advisor. Students must obtain consent of an instructor who is willing to be a supervisor and must register for the course prior to the last day for change of registration in the term during which the course is being taken. Note 2: A program on Independent Study cannot duplicate subject matter covered through regular course offerings. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 4950/51 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Independent Study)

Honors Thesis

Supervised by a faculty advisor appointed to or approved by the program. The subject must be approved by the advisor. The candidate will receive instruction in the techniques of research methods and thesis writing. (Format: Thesis)

Special Topic in Feminist and Gender Studies

This course either focuses on topics not covered by the current course offerings in a department or program or offers the opportunity to pilot a course that is being considered for inclusion in the regular program. [Note 1: Prerequisite set by Department/Program when the topic and level are announced. Note 2: When a Department or Program intends to offer a course under this designation, it must submit course information, normally at least three months in advance, to the Dean. Note 3: Students may register for FGST 4991 more than once, provided the subject matter differs.] (Format: Variable)