Summer 2022 - SA 335 D100
Gender Relations and Social Issues (S) (4)
Class Number: 1457
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 10 – Aug 8, 2022: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Michelle Walks
mwalks@sfu.ca
Office: TBA
Office Hours: Tues 11:30am - 12:30pm & by appointment
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Prerequisites:
SA 101 or 150 or 201W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Together we will think about how gender influences and suffuses social interaction, in both historical and contemporary contexts: consider how assumptions and expectations about gender shape identity, the things people do, and how they do them; and discuss gender inequality and equality across society.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course focuses on the social construction of ‘gender.’ Specifically, the course investigates how social expectations and pressures, as well as social policies, relate to gender. The materials challenge the gender binary, while also taking an intersectional approach, to see also how gendered experiences are simultaneously impacted by sexuality, disability, race, religion, and age. Policy, socialization, and relationships with families, work, health, sports, and social media, are a focus, along with understanding how COVID has highlighted and exacerbated gender roles and expectations, and impacted gendered experiences in recent years.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Through an examination of the course materials and activities, students will…
- critically reflect on their gendered positions
- analyze how gender and other intersecting social categories shape lived experience
- apply feminist concepts to gendered social experiences, policies, and expectations
- critically analyze current gendered social issues, including but not limited to COVID
Grading
- Participation (in-person & online): Canvas (22%) + In-person (10%) 32%
- Module Activities (x5) 20%
- Film - Critical Analysis 18%
- Final Paper 30%
NOTES:
Grading: Where a final exam is scheduled and the student does not write the exam or withdraw from the course before the deadline date, an N grade will be assigned. Unless otherwise specified on the course syllabus, all graded assignments for this course must be completed for a final grade other than N to be assigned. An N is considered as an F for the purposes of scholastic standing.
Grading System: The Undergraduate Course Grading System is as follows:
A+ (95-100) | A (90-94) | A- (85-89) | B+ (80-84) | B (75-79) | B- (70-74) | C+ (65-69) | C (60-64) | C- (55-59) | D (50-54) | F (0-49) | N*
*N standing to indicate the student did not complete course requirements
Academic Honesty and Student Conduct Policies: The Labour Studies Program follows SFU policy in relation to grading practices, grade appeals (Policy T 20.01) and academic honesty and student conduct procedures (S10.01‐S10.04). Unless otherwise informed by your instructor in writing, in graded written assignments you must cite the sources you rely on and include a bibliography/list of references, following an instructor-approved citation style. It is the responsibility of students to inform themselves of the content of SFU policies available on the SFU website.
Centre for Accessible Learning: Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
All reading materials will be available on or through Canvas.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/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
TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2022
Teaching at SFU in summer 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction. Some courses may be offered through alternative methods (remote, online, blended), and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.
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, online, or blended courses 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 summer 2022 term.