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FGST 1001 (3.00)

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)

FGST 1991 (3.00)

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)

FGST 2101 (3.00)

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)

FGST 2201 (3.00)

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)

FGST 2301 (3.00)

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)

FGST 2991 (3.00)

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)

FGST 3111 (3.00)

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)

FGST 3121 (3.00)

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)

FGST 3201 (3.00)

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)

FGST 3301 (3.00)

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)

FGST 3991 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4001 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4301 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4811 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4901 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4911 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4950 (6.00)

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)

FGST 4951 (3.00)

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)

FGST 4990 (6.00)

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)

FGST 4991 (3.00)

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)