GNDS 120/3.0: Women, Gender, Difference

This course is available to both Queen’s and non-Queen’s students. Non-Queen’s students (including interest students, visiting students, and new online degree students) must first apply for admission. The following is presented for informational purposes only and is subject to change.

Instructor

Jill Sherrill Smith Learn more about the instructor...
E-mail: js26@queensu.ca

Course Description

This course explores women, gender, and difference from feminist and anti-racist perspectives. Essentially, it is an introduction to topics and perspectives in gender studies, and students will examine the ways women's activism, politics, and experiences intersect with other gendered identifications such as race, location, class, (dis)ability, and sexuality. Topics considered include intersectional identities and social relations; men and masculinities; feminisms; gender performance; power and privilege; gender in a racialized, globalized world; embodied experience; sexuality; representations of gender in media and popular culture; and, strategies of resistance. No previous courses or experience in Gender Studies is required. GNDS 120 serves as an introduction to the Gender Studies program at Queen's University.

Course Objectives/Topics Covered

The general objectives of this course are for you to:

• Engage with key questions and issues in the field of gender studies;
• Explore diverse interdisciplinary approaches used in gender studies;
• Develop a capacity for feminist and anti-racist agency;
• Develop your critical thinking skills and reflective communication skills;
• Consider the role to be played by gender studies in your own education;
• Develop an appreciation for the field of gender studies and diverse feminist perspectives

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