Space Still Available in Three Exciting Women's Studies Courses:
Are you interested in deepening your understanding of gender issues through activist and community experiences? Have you ever been curious about constructions of gender in diverse pre-modern cultures? Do you want to sharpen your critical analysis of diversity and intersectional oppressions? Spaces are still available in W ST 201 A2 "Introduction to Women's Studies" (optional community service-learning component), W ST 315 "Women and Gender in the Pre-Modern World" and W ST 360 "Race, Class and Gender in Canada."
W ST 201 A2 "Introduction to Women's Studies"
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:50, TB90
Instructor: Dr. Dorothy Woodman
Do you want to learn about gender equality, sexuality and body image? Are you interested in activism against gender violence and racism? Have you considered engaging in volunteer work as a way of deepening your understanding of gender issues? If so, W ST 201:A2 is the course for you. In a small class environment, you will learn about feminist praxis and organizing. W ST 201:A2 integrates an optional community service-learning component where students gain hands-on experience working in community organizations concerned with a range of issues related to gender and sexuality. F2012 CSL projects include:
- working in a women's shelter;
- mentoring young girls at risk;
- creating resources for women in residence with developmental disabilities;
- doing a research project or coordinating an educational event.
For further information, please contact instructor, Dr. Dorothy Woodman, dwoodman@ualberta.ca.
* New Course: W ST 315 A1 "Women and Gender in the Pre-modern World"
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11:00-11:50, Assiniboia 1-11
Instructor: Felice Lifshitz
Drawing on a combination of primary source materials and recent historical scholarship, this course introduces students to the range of practices and ideas concerning women and gender that characterized societies and cultures around the globe before the late 18th century. "Women and Gender in the Pre-Modern World" explores women and gender during the pre-modern period in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, and offers a broadly comparative global approach to an important aspect of pre-modern societies. The course also includes material on pre-history and primates, and a unit on women and gender in historical films set in pre-modern times, the subject of the instructor's current research project. Students will complete independent research projects on a topic of their own choice, allowing them to delve deeply into areas of particular interest.
For further information, please contact instructor, Dr. Felice Lifshitz, felice.lifshitz@ualberta.ca.
W ST 360 "Race, Class and Gender in Canada" (can you insert hyperlink to W ST 360 poster?)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:00-1:50, TB 115
Instructor: Dr. Phil Okeke-Ihejirika
It's not just about stories of racism in Canada. It's not simply about poverty in Canadian cities and communities. It's not only about how Canadian men and women relate. In W ST 360 you will learn about our history and the structures, systems and policies that shape who we are as individuals! Focusing on the intersections of race, class and gender in Canada, this course also analyzes connections with a global community that links to our private lives and public places. Come and be part of a small class where we will turn everyday assumptions on their heads.
For further information, please contact instructor, Dr. Phil Okeke-Ihejirika, philomina.okeke@ualberta.ca.