This seminar is centrally concerned with the ethics and politics of knowledge production in a world structured through gendered white supremacist, imperialist, and capitalist power. Restricted to students in one of M.A. GRSJ, Ph.D. GRSJ.
This course introduces students to the key concepts and issues of a theory and praxis of social justice in the global present. Students will become familiar with current debates, key concepts, and innovative scholarship through: a) a series of dialogues on key concepts and debates led by Social Justice Institute faculty and b) the presentations and dialogue with local, national and international noted scholars and the reading of their work. Restricted to students in one of M.A. GRSJ, Ph.D. GRSJ.
Connects feminist and critical race theory and practice through placement in a community organization. As is the case with all UBC practice-related courses, this course requires a Criminal Record Check. Open to GRSJ Majors. This course is graded for Pass/Fail. Restricted to GRSJ Majors with fourth-year standing. Prerequisite: All of GRSJ_V 101, GRSJ_V 102 and two of GRSJ_V 325, GRSJ_V 326, GRSJ_V 327, GRSJ_V 328. Consult the department.
Critical theories, methodologies, ethics and practices appropriate for advanced feminist research. Recommended pre-requisite: all of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102. Restricted to GRSJ Majors with fourth-year standing.
An interdisciplinary examination of the body, exploring how social relations and space are implicated in the constitution and experience of gendered bodies and identities, with an emphasis on feminist analyses of body-societal relations. Recommended pre-requisites: either all of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102 or third-year standing.
Topics will vary from year to year. Consult the departmental website or contact the GRSJ undergraduate program for details. Recommended pre-requisites: all of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102. Restricted to third-year standing or above
How feminist scholarship has shaped and reinterpreted accounts of the subject, drawing on such traditions as structuralism, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, postmodernism, and Queer Theory. Recommended pre-requisites: All of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102. Restricted to GRSJ Majors and Minors in third-year standing or above.
Feminist scholarship emphasizing languages and processes of representation and the construction of difference in cultural discourses and institutions. Recommended pre-requisites: all of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102. Restricted to GRSJ Majors and Minors in third-year standing or above.
Investigation of historical and contemporary scholarship on the diversity of families, focusing on differences of gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, and social class within and across national borders. Recommended pre-requisites: all of GRSJ 101, GRSJ 102. Restricted to GRSJ Majors and Minors in third-year standing or above.