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 course description 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 online gender studies course explores women, gender, and difference from feminist and anti-racist perspectives. It identifies the ways in which women's activism, politics, and experiences intersect with other gendered identifications such as race, location, class, (dis)ability, and sexuality. Lectures and texts will introduce feminism, the body, colonialism, gender performance, and strategies of resistance.

Introduction

GNDS 120/3.0 is an introductory, interdisciplinary course designed to provide you with a broad overview of theory and topics related to women. The course consists of eleven lessons. Due to time constraints, some important issues do not get the attention that they deserve; but rest assured, the course explores a wide spectrum of significant, thought- provoking topics.

Because GNDS 120/3.0 does examine some controversial issues, and it offers a perspective you might not have encountered before, you will no doubt find the course challenging both intellectually and emotionally. You may find some issues difficult to confront, for example, because they "hit so close to home."

Women's Studies courses compel us to reflect on the conditions of our own lives, and there is little doubt that this introspection can often prove both unsettling and enlightening.

In addition, you may find aspects of some readings objectionable because they expand on a different viewpoint from your own. While you need not agree with all that you read, think very carefully about the issues and viewpoints that you explore. Considering an issue from a different vantage point can be an exciting adventure, and a unique opportunity for understanding and intellectual growth.

Course Topics

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More information:

• Computer Requirements and Internet Access
• Moodle, Our Online Learning Environment 
• Academic Integrity
• Evaluation
• Suggested Time Commitment
• Required Material