Spring 2022 - GSWS 321 D100
Special Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (4)
Class Number: 6309
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Tue, Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Guldana Salimjan
sgulidan@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
15 units.
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:
Gender (性别), race (种族), ethnicity/nationality (民族) are central to understanding the development of the modern
Chinese nation-state, revolutionary politics, everyday experiences of family and work, as well as China’s domestic and
international aggression in recent years.
This course provides a comprehensive survey of gender and race as key aspects of China’s process of state building and
modernization, from the late Qing dynasty through the building of the Republic, Communist revolution, post-Mao economic
reform, and the grandiose vision of the ‘China Dream.’ It examines, through historical, anthropological, and cultural studies
scholarship the centrality of these social constructs in terms of family, state, labor, body, pop culture, and racializing
processes in China and abroad.
For students of GSWS (Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies), the course provides an in-depth non-Western case study of
the social construction of these categories: articulations and tensions between local, national, and transnational influences
in shaping normativizing ideologies, resistances, and struggles for social justice.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
For more detailed information please see the GSWS website:
http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/undergraduate/courses/Educational_Goals.html
Grading
- Attendance and participation 20%
- Midterm 20%
- Seminar facilitation 20%
- Film review 20%
- Reflection paper 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
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Book chapters, journal articles, and online articles will be available via SFU library
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022
Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place. Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware 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 may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.