Spring 2021 - GSWS 319 D100
Special Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (4)
Class Number: 7200
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Fri, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Sim Badesha
skbadesh@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
30 units including three units in GSWS or WS or GDST.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A specific theme within the field of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, not otherwise covered in depth in regularly scheduled courses, will be dealt with as occasion and demand warrant.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will explore the intersection of race, gender and sexuality in a variety of different texts. We will recognize, analyze and critically engage with feminist discussions and debates regarding race and sexuality. Topics include: racial and sexual histories, immigration and diasporas, popular culture, masculinities, sex research and sexual agency. Students can expect readings, synchronous and asynchronous lectures, discussions and assessments, presentations, and reflective responses.
Please note that this course will discuss systemic and colonial violence derived from racism, ethnocentrism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. We will cover these topics from a scientific and feminist, anti-racist, anti-homophobic and trans inclusive perspective to better understand racial and sexual histories, and complex understandings of racial and sexual identities to improve our own lives and the lives of others.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/undergraduate/courses/Educational_Goals.html
Grading
- Reflective Responses (x5) 25%
- In-class Assessments (x5) 25%
- Presentations 20%
- Mid Term 15%
- Final Paper 15%
NOTES:
Combined Asynchronous + Synchronous. Students will meet with me every week from 17:30-18:30 approximate (based on presentations etc). They then will have access to the course material themselves to review.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Readings and course materials will be linked or uploaded on Canvas, or will be made available by instructor.
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 SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment 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. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
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).