Women and Gender Studies Program2014-15

Office Location202 Regina St.

1st floorWalk in from Regina St, turn right, then left.½ way down long corridor, Women and

Gender Studies/Archaeology and Classics Office

Walk in—see Faith McCord, administrative assistant’s office in front of you

To the right, the faculty offices: CAS and full-time

Ms. Faith McCordAdministrative AssistantContact for Program informationfmccord@wlu.ca

Dr. Andrea BrownAssociate Professor Department of Political Science

Program CoordinatorJuly 2013-July 2014

(includes duties as Undergraduate Officer, i.e. Academic Advising)

Program CoordinatorConsult for - academic advising in WS specifically;- if you are pursuing a major or a minor and in a class think could be a WS class—contact and bring syllabus;- information about applying to grad school;-any issues or concerns re program, classes, etc. after you have spoken with and met with instructor;- ideas for events, other elements of Program.

Dr. Shahnaz KhanProfessor(1 of 3 full-time profs in the Program)

Cross-appointed in WS and Global Studies

Dr. Margaret ToyeAssociate Professor (1 of 3 full-time profs in the Program)

Dr. Robert DiazAssistant Professor (1 of 3 full-time profs in the Program)

Karen StoteFull-time (1 year LTA)Winter 2014WS100WS290 Indigenous Women in CanadaWS301j Environmental (In)Justice

Full time members from other faculties or departments who teach in our program

Dr. Ginette Lafrenière, Faculty of Social Work ProgramMember of WS Coordinating Committee

WS306 Women and Social Justice

WS209 Women and Leadership

Joanne Oud

Librarian for WSMember of Coordinating Committee

CAS instructors, many of whom teach multiple courses, for many years,central to our Program

Dr. Helen Ramirez

Professor Lorraine Vander Hoef

Dr. Bianca Rus

Professor Holly Baines

Chris KlassenChristopher O’SheaSuvadip Sinha

WS Program CommitteeAll full-time members of the ProgramFull-time members who teach in our ProgramMembers at Large: full-time members from

within Arts and other FacultiesLibrarianCAS representativeStudent representatives: majorsCWT* student representative

WS Student Reps for 2013-14

Priscilla Jarvis

Jan Boomhouwer

Majoring or Minoring in WSRequirementshttp://www.wlu.ca/calendars/department.php?cal=1&d=8

80&s=437&y=49

Degree requirement worksheetshttp://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=80&p=16081

Note: please check out requirements!Many people think can’t do a minor and find out have

already fulfilled requirementsMany people pursuing a minor find out have almost done a

combined major—with a bit of planning, could complete it

WS Combined HonoursNeed to declare a major in both WS AND in

another discipline. Common combinations include: Sociology, English, Cultural Studies, Global Studies, Communication Studies.

Others : Anthropology, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion and Culture

- Some have even, as they planned well, declared one or two minors on top of the combined major (approved courses help!)

Combined honours = 20.0 creditsWS requirement = 7.0 creditsWS100 (Intro) _____WS303 (Feminist Theory) _____0.5 WS credit at 3rd year level _____0.5 WS credits (x 2)(2nd y. or higher) _____ _____WS490 (or WS400) _____4.0 credits in WS or approved courses_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

(prerequisites for approved: your responsibility to take or get permission to waive them: seek from department)

Don’t forget that courses can “double count” for both majors

At graduation: 5.0 GPA in all courses + 7.0 GPA in WS

Minor in WS = 3.0 creditsWS100 (Intro) _____0.5 WS credits (x 2)(2nd y. or higher) _____

_____1.5 credits in WS or approved courses_____ _____ _____

4.5 in WS courses requiredMinor not available for General Degrees

WS Courses: Winter 2014WS100 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

(classroom and online)WS203 Girls, Women and Popular Culture (classroom)WS203 Girls, Women and Popular Culture (online)WS204 Women, Gender and Work (online) WS209 Women and LeadershipWS290c Indigenous Women in CanadaWS301j Environmental (In)JusticeWS305 Gender, Culture and TechnologyWS308 Gender, Cinema and the Third WorldWS490f Queerness and the Global City

Summer courses TBA

WS Courses: Fall/Winter 2013/14Proposed ScheduleA list of all WS courses follows.Those planned for Fall/Winter 2014/15 are marked with a *

(subsequent to Dean’s and budgetary approval)

* WS100 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

- Multiple sections every fall and winter terms

- Online version offered every term

*WS201 Gender, Subjectivity and Resistance WS202 Women and Gender Relations in Canada*WS203 Girls, Women and Popular Culture

(classroom and online)WS204 Women, Gender and Work (classroom) *WS204 Women, Gender and Work (online) WS205 Women, Gender and Visual Culture *WS208 Violence Against Women *WS209 Women and Leadership*WS210 Introduction to Feminist Thought and ActionWS211 Diverse Masculinities (developing for online-

>look for it Winter 2015)*WS212 Food and Feminism (new)

2nd year course in development for near future:- Introduction to LGBTQ theories

*WS301k Special Topics (topic TBA)*WS303 Feminist Theory*WS304 Gender and Colonial LegaciesWS305 Gender, Culture and Technology*WS306 Women and Social Justice *WS307 Gender and Social Politics in

Contemporary Muslim Societies WS308 Gender, Cinema and the Third World* WS310 Transnational SexualitiesWS390 Directed StudiesWS400 Independent Research*WS490 Advanced Topics in Women and Gender

Studies (topic TBA)

Current Approved Courses AN341 - Kinship, Marriage and GenderCL218 -

Women in Greece and RomeCL319 - Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World

CS 322- Gender, Communication and Culture EN221 - Women and Print CultureEN225 - The Woman Writer: Theory and PracticeEN226 - Women in Fiction

EN324 - Canadian Women's Writing EN325 - Feminist Theory and Cultural Practice:

Fiction by Minority Women

FS 346- Film Theory and Gender FS 362- Gender and Film GG273 - Geographies of Health and DiseaseGG373 - Landscapes and IdentitiesGS231- War and Conflict: An Introduction HI271 - Survey of European Women's/Gender

HistoryHI326 - History of Gender Roles from the

Industrial Revolution to the PresentHI372 - Colonial and U.S. Women, 1607-1869ID207 - Indigenous Women

MU274- Women and MusicPP219 - Feminist PhilosophyPP249 - Philosophy and GenderPO320 - Women, Gender and PoliticsPS287 - Psychology of Gender

RE224 - Gendering the Divine

RE285 - Religion and Culture of the African Diaspora

RE372 - Women's Lives and Religious Values

RE 377: Gender and Islam

RE380/SY380 - Religion and Social Change

SY201* - Sociology of Families (full credit)

SY210 - Social Inequality

SY233 – Sociology of Women

SY334 - Sociology of Gender

SY338– Women and Development

Other possible approved coursesAny other classes you find yourself in, and +50% of

assigned readings are on women/gender studies material and allowed to write assignments from feminist perspective ->>inquire of coordinator and bring syllabus-> may get 1 time approval

Courses at other universities: eg. UW’s Women’s Studies or Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies Programs, or at other universities in Canada or online (eg. Athabasca online University) or International Universities (recommended: get approval from Program Coordinator IN ADVANCE)