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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative: C. Guberman
Women's Studies examines women's roles, women's work, and women's contributions past and present to society. Because men have been more dominant, the bulk of past scholarship has reflected a male perspective on the world and has focused on the activities and experiences of men; Women's Studies seeks to redress this by providing a perspective on women's activities and experiences. This examination is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon work in such areas as Anthropology, Literature, Visual and Performing Arts, Geography, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. Women's Studies is thus concerned with such issues as women's work and women's role in the family in different times and different societies; the development, transmission and perpetuation of ideas and attitudes about women; women's contributions to culture; and the particular concerns and problems of women today.
Students preparing for a career in research, teaching,
administration, government, law, media or social work are encouraged
to consider enrolling in the Major or Minor Programme in Women's
Studies; since these careers involve consideration of equity issues,
a background in Women's Studies would be a definite asset.
Supervisor of Major and Minor Programmes:
D. James (287-7170)
The Major Programme is designed to acquaint students
with the substantial body of scholarship and the critical concepts
and methodologies used to examine women's issues in the major
academic disciplines.
Students must select seven full-course equivalents as follows:
1. WSTA01Y Introduction to Women's Studies
2. WSTB05F/S Current Research on Women's Issues
3. One and one-half full course equivalents from
the list below:
WSTB11Y Race, Class and Gender
WSTB12F/S Women: Issues of Violence and Safety
WSTB13F/S Women and the Media
WSTC20F/S Women and Environments
WSTC10Y Women and Development
4. WSTD01H Senior Project in Women's Studies
or
WSTD02H Women's Studies: Research and Methods
5. Three and one-half full-course equivalents from
the list below (students should check course descriptions for
prerequisites):
ANTC01F/S Anthropology of the Body
ANTC11Y The Anthropology of Women and Gender
CLAB52S Women in the Greek and Roman Worlds
ENGB50Y Women and Literary Studies
ENGD10-59F/S Studies in Major Writers*
ENGD70-89F/S Selected Topics in English*
HISC10Y The Sexes Since 1350
HISC45F/S Immigrants and Race Relations in Canadian
History
HISD46F/S Selected Topics in Canadian Women's History
LINC28F/S Language and Gender
PHLB05F/S Social Issues*
PHLB13F/S Philosophy and Feminism
PHLC85F/S Seminar in Philosophy: Feminism
POLC76Y Women in Political and Social Theory
POLC88Y The New International Agenda*
PSYD18F/S Psychology of Gender
PSYD22F/S Socialization Processes
SOCB12Y Sociology of the Family
SOCC10F/S Sex, Self and Society
SOCC24F/S Changing Family Life in Canada
SOCC29F/S Variant Family Forms
VPAB01F/S The Body: Representations and Theories
VPAB26F/S Women in the Theatre
VPAB49Y Women and Visual Art
VPAC83F/S Music and Gender
WSTB11Y Race, Class and Gender
WSTB12F/S Women: Issues of Violence and Safety
WSTB13F/S Women and the Media
WSTC10Y Women and Development
WSTC20F/S Women and Environments
* Indicates students should check if topics of the year have significant elements pertaining to women.
** Not all courses are offered every year.
The Minor Programme offers a more concentrated course
of study designed primarily for students who wish to stream their
Women's Studies course work into a particular area.
Students must select four full-course equivalents as follows:
1. WSTA01Y Introduction to Women's Studies
2. WSTB05F/S Current Research on Women's Issues
3. Two and one-half further full-course equivalents from lists 3, 4 and 5 in the major.
4. Programme must include 1 F.C.E. at the C- or D-level,
from list 3, 4 or 5.
Telephone ID #: 31710163
An interdisciplinary course which brings the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, political theory, sociology, anthropology, history, language, literature and the arts to the study of women in western society - through the lenses of gender, race and class.
The goal of this course is to enable students not only to enter into the contemporary feminist debates but to understand the significance of these debates within the disciplines under discussion. Issues to be addressed include: women's diversity; patriarchal foundations; the politics of the family including the dynamics of socialization; women's work in the home and the paid labour force; the transmission and perpetuation of images of women; and contemporary issues including reproductive choices; health; sexual politics and violence against women. Tutorial / practical required.
Exclusion: (JHSA01Y), NEW260Y
Session: Winter Day
Co-ordinator: C. Guberman
Telephone ID #: 31720533
An examination of topical and critical research in women's issues from a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective.
This course will provide practice in critical analysis of contemporary issues as they affect women globally. Issues will be drawn from a range of disciplines, including history, sociology, education, literature, the arts and sciences.
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y
Session: Winter Day
Telephone ID #: 31721163
An overview of the complex interactions between three socially significant variables: race, class and gender in traditional and modern societies.
Drawing on both historical and contemporary patterns in diverse societies, the course offers feminist perspectives on the ways in which class as well as ethnicity or race have shaped the lives of women and men.
Exclusion: NEW334H, NEW335H, NEW434H, NEW435H, if sufficient overlap in content is present.
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
Session: Winter Day
Telephone ID #: 31721353
An interdisciplinary approach to feminist critiques of the media.
The representation of women will be examined in media such as film, television, videos, newspapers, magazines and radio. Students will also develop a perspective on women's participation in, and contributions toward, the various media industries.
Exclusion: NEW334H, NEW335H, NEW434H, NEW435H, if sufficient overlap in content is present.
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
Session: Summer Evening
T.B.A.
Telephone ID #: 31732053
An interdisciplinary enquiry into how women's lives have been and are shaped by the environments in which they live, and how women act to change those environments.
A range of critical issues related to women's experiences of environments will be raised through examining such topics as: nature as female; the scientific domination of nature; women's response industrial change; ecofeminism; environmental ethics; global sustainable development; and women's struggles for ecologically and socially safer environments.
Prerequisite: Two F.C.E.'s in WST or permission of the instructor.
Session: Winter Evening
Telephone ID #: 31740143
Students will choose a topic of special interest to them from an area in which they have done some concentrated study, and undertake an in-depth investigation of the topic under the supervision of a Women's Studies faculty member.
Arrangements with the course Co-ordinator must be made by the student before the end of the spring pre-registration period. A substantial essay, research project, or major presentation on the approved topic will be given to two evaluators - the course Co-ordinator and supervising faculty member in the appropriate discipline.
Exclusion: (JHSD01H)
Prerequisites: WSTA01Y & WSTB05F/S (formerly WSTB01F/S, WSTB02F/S or WSTB03F/S required) & one and one-half F.C.E.'s from the list in #3 of the Major Programme in Women's Studies (or permission of the instructor).
Session: Winter Day
Co-ordinator: C. Guberman
Telephone ID #: 31740243
Students will design, develop and conduct a qualitative research project about women from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The course will provide an overview of the various phases of carrying out research; planning the research project, choosing appropriate methods for data collection, analyzing the data and reporting the results. There will be regular consultation with the faculty supervisor.
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y & WSTB05F/S & one and one-half F.C.E.'s from the list in #3 of the Major Programme in Women's Studies (or permission of the instructor).
Session: Winter Day
WSTB12F/S Women: Issues of Violence and Safety
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y or permission of the instructor
Offered: 1999/2000
WSTC10Y Women and Development
Exclusion: NEW425Y
Prerequisite: WSTA01Y or permission of the instructor
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