Fall 2017 - GSWS 101 D100

Gender Talk (3)

Class Number: 3835

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2017
    Sun, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An interdisciplinary study of the social and cultural construction of gender, and how ideas about masculinity and feminity shape current issues, knowledge, popular culture, and social policy. Students who have completed WS 101 may not take GSWS 101 for further credit. Breadth-Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

Should sex work be legalized? Is pornography sexist? How is gender and sexuality portrayed in popular culture? If you are interested in the ways we live as gendered beings in Canadian society, then GSWS 101 will be of interest to you.  This introductory course examines the historical and cultural meanings of gender and sexuality, examines how ideas about femininity and masculinity shape our institutions, popular culture, and policies, studies the interconnections of gender with race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality, and debates the history and future of feminist activism.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

I Display disciplinary knowledge of core concepts of gender and sexuality.

II Develop Transferable Skills and Information Literacy.

III Analyze and assess the concept of gender with an intersectional focus.

IV Analyze assess, and apply interdisciplinary approaches to gender and sexuality.

For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/courses/Educational_Goals.html

Grading

  • Short Research Assignment 25%
  • Mid-term test 20%
  • Final Exam 30%
  • FASS Forward Initiative Participation 5%
  • Tutorial debates 10%
  • Participation/Attendance 10%

NOTES:

This course is part of the FASS>>forward pilot initiative that seeks to offer first-term students in 100-level courses in FASS with free, one-on-one tutoring. Up to 500 students from 12 pre-selected courses will receive 3 hours (6 half-hour sessions) of tutoring in addition to the support normally offered in each course. The students will be randomly chosen and participation is voluntary. 

The website is: http://www.sfu.ca/fass/undergraduate/fassforward.html

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All tutorial readings available on the GSWS 101 Canvas site

Stephanie Meyer, Twilight. Available at the bookstore, but any edition is acceptable.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS