Courses Offered Fall/Winter 2011-2012
PETERBOROUGH
WMST 1000Y – Introduction to Gender & Women’s Studies (Marg Hobbs)
An interdisciplinary introduction to Women’s Studies. The course explores the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality in the construction of gender relations, historical and contemporary feminist movements, as well as selected feminist issues such as the body, violence, poverty and cultural production. Excludes WMST 100.
WMST – CAST 2000Y – Documenting Canada
(See Canadian Studies)
WMST – PHIL 2031Y – Feminist philosophy
(see Philosophy)
WMST 2040Y – Feminist Theories
(Marg McGraw)
An introduction to historical and contemporary feminist theories and their relationship to feminist practice. The course will examine key feminist theoretical traditions, including liberal, radical and socialist feminisms, transnational feminisms, and feminist intersections with postmodern and postcolonial theories. The course highlights the challenges involved in feminist attempts to account for social inequalities. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor. Excludes WMST 204, 300.
WMST – CUST 2065Y – Sex/Sexuality/Sexual Difference
(see Cultural Studies)
WMST – IDST 2100H – Women, colonialism and imperialism (NOT OFFERED)
This course examines the nature and impact of European colonialism and imperialism, with a particular focus on women’s experiences. It highlights the historical continuities of colonialism and imperialism as well as contemporary forms of resistance, while also investigating the complex relationships among women differently situated within colonial/imperial power structures. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100)or IDST 1000Y (100). Excludes WMST - IDST 210H.
WMST – CAST 2110H WI – The History of Feminism in Canada (Marg Hobbs)
An overview of the history of feminist ideas, strategies, and actions in Canada from the ninetheenth century to the 1980's. The course uncovers a rich history of diverse feminist practices, and explores debates concerning intersections of gender, sexuality, class, "race", ethnicity and nation in the historical construction of feminist consciousness. Prerequisite: WMST 100Y (100) or CAST 1000 (100). Excludes WMST - CAST 211H
WMST 2121H FA – Women and health
(Colleen O'Manique)
This course addresses issues of importance to women as recipients and providers of health care and as subjects of health research. Students are introduced to various models of health and illness, and to the origins and theoretical underpinnings of women’s health movements in Canadian and global contexts. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100). Students may take only one of WMST 2120Y or 2121HH for credit. Excludes WMST 212, 213H.
WMST – CUST 2210H WI – Gender and Popular Culture
(Pouneh Saeedi)
This course engages students in critical readings of women and popular cultures, film, television, print and Internet media, fictions, fashion, music and dance. The course examines the process through which women are constructed within dominant popular cultures, focussing on women as active agents in production and consumption of popular culture. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or CUST 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor. Students may take only one of WMST 2209Y or 2210H for credit. Excludes WMST - CUST 220.
WMST – CAST – POST – GEOG 2245H – Social and Political Economy of Contemporary Canadian Immigration
(See Canadian Studies)
WMST – IDST 2250Y – Women, Gender and Development (Paula Butler)
An analysis of the political, economic and cultural issues that confront women in their struggles for and against development in different localities across the globe. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks are explored and used to examine case studies of women’s experiences of work and social change in developing contexts. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or IDST 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor.
Excludes WMST - IDST 225.
WMST – AHCL 2310H - Women in the Greek World, c. 700-300 B.C.
(See Ancient History and Classics)
WMST – AHCL 2320H - Women in the Roman World
(See Ancient History and Classics)
WMST – SOCI 2430H – Sociology of Gender
(see Sociology)
WMST - CAST 2745H - Women in Canada: Region and Place
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST - CAST 2755H - Women in Canada: Women and the Arts
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST – HIST 2760Y – Women in Britain & Europe
(See History)
WMST 3020Y – Feminist Research Methods
(Paula Butler)
This course introduces the theory and the practice of feminist research. It equips students with the critical skills to recognize gender and other bias in the research they will encounter both within and outside of the university, and provides practical tools to conduct research from a feminist perspective. Prerequisite: WMST 2040Y (204) or permission of the instructor. Excludes WMST 201, 302.
WMST 3100H – Gender and Bodily Difference
(NOT OFFERED)
This course draws on feminist phenomenological, post-structuralist, and critical perspectives to explore representations, social relations, and lived realities of gender and bodily difference in image-based cultures. It introduces the concept of abjection and examines the implications of the concept for individual embodiment and social experience. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100)
WMST - ANTH 3120H - Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
(See Anthropology)
WMST – CAST – ERST 3140Y – Women, Health and Environments
(Marg McGraw)
This course examines feminist engagements, in theory and practice, with environmental movements, issues, and health issues, primarily in North America but with attention to north/south interconnections. Topics include ecological feminisms, environmental justice, environmental links to breast cancer and reproductive health, green consumerism, and gendered food politics. Prerequisite: At least one 200-level credit in Women’s Studies, Canadian Studies, or Environmental Resource Studies or permission of the instructor. Students may take only one of 314H or 315 for credit. Excludes WMST – CAST 397, WMST - CAST - ERST 314H, 315.
WMST – CAST – HIST 3160Y – Canadian Women’s History
(see History)
WMST 3200H FA – Women and Transnational Cinema
(NOT OFFERED)
This course on women-produced transnational film features diverse perspectives from beyond the North American mainstream to consider how women’s use of film has challenged conventional stereotypes of representing the body, the nation, war, globalization, biography, immigration, colonialism, race relations, intergenerational relations, eroticism, femininity and masculinity. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or CUST 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor.
WMST – CAST - GEOG 3220H –Gender, Society & Space
(see Geography)
WMST – POST 3340H – Democracy in Theory and Practice
(see Politics)
WMST – POST 3360H – The Body Politic/The Body in Politics
(see Politics)
WMST – SOCI 3440H – Social Construction of Sexuality
(see Sociology)
WMST - CAST - INDG 3480Y - Indigenous Women's Writing
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST - INDG 3500Y - Indigenous Women
(see Indigenous Studies)
WMST-CAST-ENGL 3506Y/3507H - Canadian Women's Writing
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST - ENGL 3603H - Theories of Feminism, Gender and Sexuality
(see English Literature)
WMST - CAST - POST 3670Y - Women and Politics in Canada
(see Politics)
WMST - ENGL 3700Y/3701H - Studies in Gender and Literature
(see English Literature)
WMST – PSYC 3740H – Psychology of Gender (see Psychology)
WMST – PSYC 3760H – Human Sexuality (see Psychology)
WMST 3820Y/3821H – Community Research Placement
The Trent Centre for Community-Based Education makes available to students research placements with community organizations. Projects are supervised jointly by a faculty member and representative of a community organization. Projects with sufficient gender content might be eligible for credit in Women’s Studies. For details, see “Community-Based Education Program” website at http://www.trentcentre.ca/
WMST – CAST – SOCI 3860H FA – Gender, Race and Class
(Marg McGraw)
An examination of critical scholarship analyzing power relations and women’s lived experiences through the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Using historical and contemporary material, the course explores identity construction; gender, race and class relations; and the maintenance of social and economic hierarchies in Canadian and international contexts. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or SOCI 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor. Excludes WMST – CAST – SOCI 286 and 287H.
WMST - CAST - SOCI 3870H - Immigrant Women in Canada (NOT OFFERED)
This course will investigate past and present immigration and settlement policies in relation to the construction and maintenance of gender, racial and ethnic inequalities in Canada. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or SOCI 1000Y (100) or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST – CAST – SOCI 286, 288H, 387H.
WMST – POST 3880Y – The politics of gender and globalization (Colleen O’Manique)
This course focuses on how globalization is transforming gender dynamics that underpin relationships between and within states, markets, civil society, and households. It introduces students to feminist perspectives on the global political economy, focusing on specific issues such as: international trade agreements, labour, security, migration, health, environment, and human rights. Prerequisite: either one 200-level course in Politics or Women’s Studies or permission of the instructor. Recommended: POST 220, 240 or WMST 201. Student may take only one of POST – WMST 3880Y or 3881H for credit.
WMST 3900Y, 3901H, 3902H, 3903H – Reading Course
A structured course arranged between student and instructor, and approved by the department chair, involving independent study of a topic that is not covered by regular courses. Only offered when faculty resources permit. Students must complete a Reading Course Registration form, available from the Women’s Studies office, prior to registering.
WMST – CAST 3962H WI – Women and the law
(Paula Butler)
This course introduces students to key issues, theories, and debates concerning women, feminism, and the law, primarily in Canada. Approaching law as a site of regulation and constraint as well as a tool for feminist practice, the course examines issues such as family, sexuality, violence, pornography, prostitution, poverty, employment, and immigration. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100), CAST 1000Y (100) or permission of the instructor. Excludes WMST 237H.
WMST 4010Y – Honours Thesis
Single credit. Consult the department office for information and for the required thesis registration form. Students wishing to take a double credit thesis with one credit applied to Women’s Studies and the second to their other major should see the chair of the Women’s Studies Department.
WMST 4050H – Feminism and critical race theory
(NOT OFFERED)
Highlighting work by racialized and Indigenous women, this course explores contemporary themes within feminism about critical race theory, white supremacy, and anti-racist practice. Topics include intersections of racism with other systems of inequality, everyday and systemic racism, racial violence, whiteness and privilege, and feminist anti-racism responses. Prerequisite: 10 credits including one 3000-level Women’s Studies credit or permission of the instructor.
WMST 4150H FA - Transgender feminisms
(NOT OFFERED)
NCELLED Auust 15, 2011)
Trans and feminist studies, neither of which are unified, monolithic and unrelated categories of theory and politics, strive to enable the imagination and enactment of gender diversity and sexual freedom. This course examines, and expands on, the formative and transformative impact that these communities have had on each other. Prerequisite: one 3000-level credit in WMST or permission of the instructor.
WMST - HIST - CAST 4160Y - Canadian Women's History
(see History)
WMST - POST 4300Y - Feminists Theorize the Political: Contemporary Feminist Philosophy
(see Politics)
WMST – CAST – POST 4430Y – Women, the welfare state, and globalization in Canada
(Marg Hobbs)
This course explores key issues and debates concerning the relation of women to modern welfare states, focusing on the historical construction of the Canadian welfare state and the contemporary impacts of economic restructuring and globalization on particular social policies and services affecting women’s lives. Open to students with at least one 300-level credit in Women’s Studies. Student may take only one of WMST 4430Y or 4431H for credit. Excludes WMST – CAST 443, WMST - CAST 4951 and WMST 400.
WMST - CAST - SOCI 4550Y/4551H - Gender and Disability in Canada
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST – SOCI 4610H – Advanced studies in the sociology of gender (see Sociology)
WMST - CAST - ENGL 4662Y - Representations of the Other in Contemporary Canadian Writing
(see Canadian Studies)
WMST - CAST WMST – PSYC 4796H FA – Feminist Psychologies (Elisabeth Harrison)
Explores principles and practices of feminist psychology, theories of gender and sexual development, and the psychology of women. Focus is on feminist critiques of psychology and feminist contributions to psychology. Feminist relational, community, and narrative approaches will be emphasized. Prerequisite: either two upper-year credits in Women’s Studies; or one credit in Women’s Studies and PSYC 272H and one of PSYC 300H, PSYC 304H, PSYC341H, or PSYC-WMST 355H. Excludes WMST – PSYC 496H.WMST
4820Y/4821H – Community research placement
The Trent Centre for Community-Based Education makes available to students research placements with community organizations. Projects are supervised jointly by a faculty member and representative of a community organization. Projects with sufficient gendered content might be eligible for credit in Women’s Studies. For details, see “Community-Based Education Program”.
WMST 4900Y, 4901H, 4902H, 4903H – Reading course
A structured course arranged between student and instructor, and approved by the department chair, involving independent study of a topic that is not already covered by regular courses. Only offered when faculty resources permit. Students must complete a Course Registration Form, available from the Women’s Studies office, prior to registering.
WMST - ANTH 4932H WI - Sex, Gender and Science
(Colleen O'Manique)
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of women and gender in science. How is gender difference understood within scientific disciplines? Why are women under-represented in various science and technological fields? How are women, and feminist scholarship, changing science? Prerequisite: 1.0 WMST or ANTH credit at the 3000-level credit or permission of instructor.
WMST – ERST 4990H WI – Gender and environmental justice(Wendy Milne)
This course examines debates and issues involved in understanding environmental problems from a gender and justice perspective. Students are introduced to environmental justice issues and concepts, feminist approaches and critiques, and explorations of emerging discourses making links between justice, sustainability, and issues like climate change. Prerequisite: 10 credits including one 3000-level Women’s Studies or ERST credit or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST-ERST 499H.
Oshawa
WMST 1000Y-A – Introduction to Gender & Women’s Studies (Nan Peacocke)
An interdisciplinary introduction to Women’s Studies. The course explores the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality in the construction of gender relations, historical and contemporary feminist movements, as well as selected feminist issues such as the body, violence, poverty and cultural production. Excludes WMST 100.
WMST 1000Y-B (UOIT) – Introduction to Gender & Women’s Studies
(Sharon Sbrocchi)
An interdisciplinary introduction to Women’s Studies. The course explores the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality in the construction of gender relations, historical and contemporary feminist movements, as well as selected feminist issues such as the body, violence, poverty and cultural production. Excludes WMST 100.
WMST 2250Y - Women, Gender & Development
(Jasmin Hristov)
An analysis of the political, economic and cultural issues that confront women in their struggles for and against development in different localities across the globe. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks are explored and used to examine case studies of women’s experiences of work and social change in developing contexts. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or IDST 1000Y (100) or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST – IDST 225.
SOCI-WMST-3440H - Social Construction of Sexuality
(See Sociology)
WMST-CAST 3870H - Immigrant Women in Canada
(NOT OFFERED)
This course will investigate past and present immigration and settlement policies in relation to the construction and maintenance of gender, racial and ethnic inequalities in Canada. Prerequisite: WMST 1000Y (100) or SOCI 1000Y (100) or permission of instructor. Excludes WMST – CAST – SOCI 286, 288H, 387H.
