Summer 2020 - GSWS 398W C100
Feminist Currents (4)
Class Number: 4833
Delivery Method: Distance Education
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Distance Education
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Prerequisites:
30 units including three units in GSWS or WS or GDST.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Explores recent debates and future directions of feminist thought and introduces students to different models of feminist writing. The writing-intensive component of the course trains students to develop analytical, writing, and research skills through a variety of writing activities and assignments. Equivalent Courses: WS398 Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course examines major ideas in post-third wave feminist writing while exploring various forms of critical and creative expression. We will focus on the following themes: third wave and postfeminist debates; activism and creativity; men, masculinity and feminism; gender variance and trans issues; critical thinking in the classroom. The writing intensive component of the course helps students develop analytical, writing, and research skills through a variety of writing assignments including blogging, exploratory writing, a group ’zine project, and a sequence of short assignments that build up to a final writing project. We will also use writing as a vehicle for reading comprehension, ideas generation, creative expression, and group communication. Students are encouraged to contribute actively to the learning environment with ideas from their own experience, practices, and visions of feminism.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
· To gain a comprehensive understanding of post-third wave feminist debates
· To become conversant with different critical and creative conventions in contemporary feminist writing
· To develop skills to articulate advanced critical ideas on gender and sexuality through a variety of writing and research practices
· To develop the habit of using writing as a vehicle for learning, communication, and expression
· To experience working in groups while cultivating awareness of the collaboration process
Grading
- Learning Activities 20%
- Short Assignment 1 10%
- Short Assignment 2 20%
- Short Assignment 3 10%
- Final Paper 30%
- Group E-Zine Project 10%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Gender Outlaw: The Next Generation (2010), Bornstein & Bergman
This book is out of print and unavailable through the Bookstore. You can buy it online at Amazon.
ISBN: 9781580053082
Men & Feminism (2009), Tarrant
ISBN: 9781580052580
Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism (2009), Piepmeier
ISBN: 9780814767528
Postfeminism: Cultural Texts & Theories (1st edition), Genz & Brabon
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom (2009), Hooks
ISBN: 9780415968201
Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:
All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas and internet access is required.
https://canvas.sfu.ca
Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.
All courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40
Exams
Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).
If your course has a take-home exam, please refer to Canvas for further details.
Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).
This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.
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Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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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
TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020
Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.