Fall 2023 - Winter 2024
The Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) has consolidated the previous Women’s Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies programs into one, newly entitled program in Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies (GSFS). The Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program recognizes social justice as a driving concept inherent to the study of gender, sexuality, and feminism. Social Justice frameworks incorporate critical race studies, disability studies, and Indigenous studies into the examination of gender, sexuality, and feminism.
The courses below significantly engage with at least two of these issues and are offered by a range of faculties and disciplines. Clicking on the title of each course will reveal information from the McGill University e-calendar, including a short description, the term offered, and the name of the professor or lecturer. Please see the note at the bottom of the page for more information on complementary courses.
GSFS complementary course lists from previous years are available.
Updates are ongoing. Please check back regularly. Last Updated on September 5, 2023.
Anthropology
ANTH 227
Medical Anthropology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: Beliefs and practices concerning sickness and healing are examined in a variety of Western and non-Western settings. Special attention is given to cultural constructions of the body and to theories of disease causation and healing efficacy. Topics include international health, medical pluralism, transcultural psychiatry, and demography.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Samuele Collu
ANTH 385
Sex, Science and Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of human sexuality, scientific theories of sexuality and historical and cultural contexts of sexual acts, desires, relations and
identities. Topics include: legacies of sexology, eugenics, sexuality and identity, sex in nature, gender and colonialism, sexual-economic exchange, marriage,
monogamy.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Prerequisites: ANTH 202 or ANTH 227 or permission of the instructor
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ANTH 380 in either Fall 2020 or Winter 2022 term.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Sahar Sadjadi
ANTH 407
Anthropology of the Body
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: This course will survey theoretical approaches used over the past 100 years, and then focus on contemporary debates using case studies. The nature/culture mind/ body, subject/object, self/other dichotomies central to most work of the body will be problematized.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Winter
- Prerequisites: ANTH 227 and (1) 300-level anthropology course, and Honours/Major/Minor status in Anthropology or Social Studies of Medicine, or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: U3 status or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Sandra Teresa Hyde
ANTH 413
Gender in Archaeology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Anthropology: Relationship between the structure of the archaeological discipline and construction of gender roles in past human societies; division of tasks between men and women in subsistence activities, organization of the household and kin groups; and creation of power and prestige in a larger community.
Offered by: Anthropology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Lisa Overholtzer
Art History
ARTH 315
Indigenous Art and Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Art History: An examination of the work of selected First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists in Canada.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking CANS 315 or have taken "Aboriginal Art and Culture" as a CANS or ARTH topics course.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Gloria Jane Bell
Canadian Studies
CANS 308
Sex and Gender in Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: Sex and gender in Canada in the past and the present.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Jodey Dr Nurse
CANS 315
Indigenous Art and Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: An examination of the work of selected First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists in Canada.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking ARTH 315 or have taken "Aboriginal Art and Culture" as a CANS or ARTH topics course.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Gloria Jane Bell
Communication Studies
COMS 310
Media and Feminist Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Introduction to feminist studies of the media. Impact of feminist and queer theory on media studies; current issues about gender in the media. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of media representations of gender in relation to other social differences, such as race, class and sexuality.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Carrie Rentschler
COMS 340
New Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Critical analysis of new media from cultural, philosophical, technological and institutional perspectives.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Carrie Rentschler
COMS 400
Critical Theory Seminar
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: This course builds on the foundations of critical social thought to engage students in intensive study of emerging and contemporary themes in social and cultural theory related to media and communication studies. Focus will be on current texts and debates of significance in the field, and will include prominent work in areas including political economy, feminism, gender and sexuality studies, postcolonial and critical race theory, radical democracy, environmentalism, and media and cultural studies.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Darin David Barney
COMS 411
Disability, Tech&Communication
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Explores communication, technology and culture from the perspective of disability. Topics may included identity, stigma, representation and art; design, access and accessibility; normalization and classification; contrasting models of disability; interfaces between bodies and technologies; the disabling dimensions of environments and technologies; disability policy and activism.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level course in Communication Studies (COMS 2xx for 3 credits) AND any 300-level course in Communication Studies (COMS 3xx for 3 credits), or by the permission of the instructor.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken COMS 492 in 201109 or 201209.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Jonathan Sterne
COMS 490
SpTopics:Hist&Theory of Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Emergent themes in media history and media theory, and their application to current issues in communications studies.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Prerequisites: One of the following 200-level courses: COMS 200, COMS 210, COMS 230 AND one of the following 300-level courses: COMS 300, COMS 310, COMS 320, COMS 330, COMS 340, COMS 350, COMS 354, COMS 361, COMS 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Jenny Burman
COMS 491
Special Topics in Comm Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Emergent themes and issues in cultural approaches to media and communication studies.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Prerequisites: One of the following 200-level courses: COMS 200, COMS 210, COMS 230 AND one of the following 300-level courses: COMS 300, COMS 310, COMS 320, COMS 330, COMS 340, COMS 350, COMS 354, COMS 361, COMS 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Roberto Benedicto
COMS 492
Power, Difference and Justice
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: Media systems and their role in social relations of power and difference that are maintained and challenged through communication practices.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
- Prerequisites: One of the following 200-level courses: COMS 200, COMS 210, COMS 230 AND one of the following 300-level courses: COMS 300, COMS 310, COMS 320, COMS 330, COMS 340, COMS 350, COMS 354, COMS 361, COMS 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Mark Lloyd
East Asian Studies
EAST 370
History of Sexuality in Japan
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Social and cultural history of sexuality in Japan. Possible topics include pre-modern sexuality and relations to court, religion and anthropology; pre-modern sex and gender relations; modern sexuality and gender identities; sexuality and the rise of science; relation to nationalism; feminism and queer movements.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Marianne Tarcov
EAST 388
Asian Migrations and Diasporas
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Asian migrations and diasporas. Topics include colonialism and diaspora, transnationalism, globalization, citizenship, migration and the state, gender and migration, human trafficking, and forced migration.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Maria Cecilia Hwang
EAST 493
Spec Topics:East Asian St 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Departmental approval required
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 & Winter 2024 | Instructors: David Campbell Porter & Kimberly Chung
EAST 494
Spec Topics:East Asian St 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Advanced reading course under supervision of instructor on certain aspects of East Asian Studies. Topics will vary from year to year.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Any EAST course at the 300-level or above or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Labor and Globalization in Asia | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Maria Cecilia Hwang
Education
EDPC 503
Inter. Relationships&Sexuality
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): Situated in sexuality studies and education this course explores intra and interpersonal relationships through examining the intersections of sexuality with a diversity of identities, expressions and communities. The course addresses the ways in which current and emerging technologies influence and inform understandings of sexuality and the resulting effect on how people negotiate sexual relationships.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Ada L Sinacore
EDPE 515
Gender Identity Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): Theoretical models and empirical findings relevant to the development of gender identity. Special attention is given to the influence of peers in school settings. Psychological, physiological, parental, peer and cultural influences on gender identity.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Offered through Continuing Education.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Jessica Ruglis
English
ENGL 275
Intro to Cultural Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of cultural studies, its history and subject matter, presenting key interpretive and analytic concepts, the aesthetic and political issues involved in the construction of sign systems, definitions of culture and cultural values conceptualized both as a way of life and as a set of actual practices and products.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Required of all U1 Cultural Studies students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Richard Jean So
ENGL 290
Postcolonial&World Lits: Engl
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A critical introduction to the field of postcolonial and world literature studies, drawing on a selection texts from South and East Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Offered by: English
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Sandeep Banerjee
ENGL 371
Theatre Hist: 19th to 21st C
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): History of predominantly Western theatre practices from circa 1830 to the present.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: 19th Century Popular Entertainments | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Katherine Zien
ENGL 378
Media and Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to the study of television and its distinctive aesthetic, generic, and discursive features.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ENGL 275
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Intro to Canadian Inuit, Metis and First Nations media | Fall 2023 | Instructor: Marianne A Stenbaek
ENGL 388
Studies in Popular Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): History and development of important forms of popular culture. Topics may include traditional ballads; fairs; carnivals and popular festivity; material culture; popular fiction; mainstream television.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Canadian Inuit Film and Television | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Marianne A Stenbaek
ENGL 419
Studies in 20th C Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of works of literature of the 20th century.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Writing Beyond the Ending: Modernist Women’s Fiction, 1900—1960 | Fall 2023 | Instructor: Miranda Brun Hickman
ENGL 431
Studies in Drama
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of a period or genre of drama. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Latin American and Caribbean Theatre | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Katherine Zien
ENGL 440
First Nations&Inuit Lit&Media
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 415 or ENGL 419 as "Native Canadian Literature" or as "Inuit Literature".
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Alootook Ipellie | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Marianne A Stenbaek
ENGL 441
Spec Topics in Cdn Cultural St
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of a specific area of Canadian culture or Canadian cultural theory.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Feminist Media in Montreal | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Alanna Thain
ENGL 443
Contemporary Women's Fiction
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of a theme or author in contemporary women's fiction.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Ara Osterweil
ENGL 472
Special Topics: Cult Studies 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of current issues in cultural studies.
Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Topic: Feminist Cutlural Studies | Instructor: Celia Vara Martin
Geography
GEOG 331
Urban Social Geography
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Geography: Social space and social time. The reflection of social structure in the spatial organization of the city. Historical perspective on changing personal mobility, life cycle, family structure and work organization. The appropriation and alienation of urban spaces.
Offered by: Geography
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Darius Scott
German Studies
N/A
Hispanic Studies
HISP 358
Gender and Textualities
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): Historical development and literary tendencies regarding gender and sexuality in Hispanic literature, film, and culture.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor.
- Note: Course taught in Spanish.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Amanda Holmes
History and Classical Studies
HIST 320
Themes in Intellectual History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examination of a selected theme or subject in intellectual history and/or the history of ideas.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 200, HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 203, HIST 205, HIST 206, HIST 207, HIST 209, HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, HIST 213, HIST 214, HIST 215, HIST 216, HIST 219, HIST 221, HIST 223, HIST 226, HIST 238, HIST 240, HIST 249, HIST 250, HIST 262, or HIST 275 recommended.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Natalia Nikkole Cornett
HIST 343
Women in Post-Confed Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: This course examines women's contribution to the economic and social development of Canada as well as the changes in the image and status of women. Special emphasis will be on the relationship between women's roles in the private sphere and the public domain.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Suzanne Morton
HIST 344
The Chinese Family in History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Exploration of the Chinese family in history both as an institution - in its religious, legal, economic, political aspects - and as a lived reality.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Griet Vankeerberghen
HIST 347
History and Sexuality 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: 1700 to the present, with a particular focus on Europe and North America. Possible topics include: patterns of fertility and sexual practice; prostitution; religion and sexuality; the medical and legal construction of sexualities; the rise of sexology; gay liberation movements; queer politics.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Brian D A Lewis
HIST 412
Women&Gender in Modern Britain
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Women and gender in modern Britain (1850 on). Topics include early feminist political agitation, including the suffrage movement; working-class women; changing notions of gender, sexuality and women's role; women and empire.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 215 or a course in British history or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Elizabeth Elbourne
HIST 420
Gender&Sexuality: Modern China
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The history of gender and sexuality in modern China. Topics include Chinese femininities and Chinese masculinities, theories of sexuality, and changing conceptions of gender identity under Confucianism, Western Imperialism, and socialism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level course in the History of China or Gender/Sexuality or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2022 | Instructor: Jeremy Tai
HIST 429
Topics: Gender/Feminist Hist
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An intensive study of selected aspects related to the history of gender, feminism, and sexuality.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): A 200-level course in History or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Race, Gender, and the Practice of Power | Fall 2023 | Instructor: Melissa N. Shaw
HIST 431
Topics in U.S. History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Various topics in United States history.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: By permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Gender and the U.S. Welfare State | Fall 2023 | Instructor: Emma Ruth Teitelman
HIST 433
British Queer History
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An investigation of the changing historical construction of "deviant" and "normal" sexualities in Britain since 1700, and how queer women and men discovered ways of surviving and perhaps even flourishing in the face of persecution and hostility from the state, the churches and the medical profession.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisites: HIST 215 or a course in British History or permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 426 in 200209.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Brian D A Lewis
HIST 526
Women and War
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Examines the impact of war on individuals, families and societies. Studies the experiences of women and children in exile, mass persecutions, and punishments associated with social unrest, revolution or wars during twentieth century.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): A 300 or 400-levelcourse in women's history or permission of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Malek Abisaab
Health Science Electives (Nursing)
HSEL 308
Issues in Women's Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Health Science Electives: Exploration of a wide range of topics on the health of women. Topics include use of health care system, poverty, roles, immigration, body image, lesbian health, and violence against women. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.
Offered by: Ingram School of Nursing
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology or Sociology or permission of the instructor
- Complementary course for the Women's Studies Concentration
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Cheryl Armistead
HSEL 309
Women's Reproductive Health
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Health Science Electives: Concepts of health and medicalization. Canadian and international perspectives. Topics include contraception, abortion, infertility, menstruation, menopause, new reproductive technologies, prenatal care, childbirth. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.
Offered by: Ingram School of Nursing
- Winter
- Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology or Sociology or permission of the instructor
- Restriction: not open for credit to students who have taken HSEL 308 prior to September 1997
- Complementary course for the Women's Studies and Social Studies of Medicine Concentrations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Cheryl Armistead
Indigenous Studies
INDG 200
Intro. to Indigenous Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Indigenous Studies: The focus is on Indigenous experience in Canada, but encourages comparative approaches. Introduction to the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of Indigenous life in Canada.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Jimena Marquez
Jewish Studies
N/A
Islamic Studies (Institute of Islamic Studies)
ISLA 210
Muslim Societies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Islamic Studies: An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Setrag Manoukian
ISLA 310
Women in Islam
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Islamic Studies: The socio-legal status, conditions, and experiences of various groups of women in Middle Eastern societies. These features are explored within the framework of Islamic feminism and Western feminist discourses, and the tensions and conflicts between them. The dynamics of seclusion, veiling, and polygamy are explored in connection to Medieval Arab ruling elites as a background to some of the discussions and debates over the status of women in modern postcolonial Arab society. Socio-economic divisions, state policies, patriarchy, and colonialism are investigated as key factors in understanding the modern historical transformation of gendered relations and women's roles.
Offered by: Islamic Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Malek Abisaab
Italian Studies
N/A
Music Research
MUAR 399
Music and Queer Identity
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music-Arts Faculty: A survey of notable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer composers and musicians in both art music and popular music, and an exploration of musical meaning from queer perspectives, covering topics such as coded expression, subcultural music-making, the value of mainstream visibility, and minority versus 'universal' aesthetics.
Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisite: MUAR 201 or MUAR 211 or permission of instructor.
- Restriction: Open only to non-music majors.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Lloyd Ashley Whitesell
Philosophy
PHIL 242
Intro to Feminist Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to feminist theory as political theory. Emphasis is placed on the plurality of analyses and proposals that constitute contemporary feminist thought. Some of the following are considered: liberal feminism, marxist and socialist feminism, radical feminism, postmodern feminism, francophone feminism, and the contributions to feminist theory by women of colour and lesbians.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Note: Since this course is being taught abroad, the Victoria Day statutory holiday will not be taken into consideration. Therefore, students are expected to attend their lecture on Monday, May 19, 2014.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Marguerite Deslauriers
PHIL 327
Philosophy of Race
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An introduction to issues in the philosophy of race, for example: the metaphysical status of race; the biology of racial categories; the social construction of race; the relationship between race and racism; the phenomenology of racialized subjectivity; or, intersections of race, gender, and other identity categories.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Eric Lewis
PHIL 442
Topics in Feminist Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: Advanced discussion of topical and central themes in feminist theory.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Prerequisite: PHIL 242 and one intermediate course in philosophy
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Topic: Covid-19 Pandemic, disability justice, racism/colonialism | Winter 2024 | Instructor: Alia Al-Saji
Political Science
POLI 348
Gender and Canadian Politics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: An examination of a variety of key thinkers and debates around gender in Canadian politics. Aims to give students the critical tools to examine the complexity of Canadian political society and gain a firm grasp on both the limits
and possibilities of analyzing “gender” as it intersects and interlocks with other facets of identity and ideology.
Offered by: Political Science
- Prerequisite: At least one other course in Canadian politics or GSFS
- Note: The field is Canadian Politics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Kelly Gordon
POLI 448
Gender and Intl Relations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Political Science: The course will help students deepen their understanding of international relations by introducing them to gender analysis of global politics and feminist approaches to international relations. Part one examines gender-sensitive and feminist theories in international relations research. The second part then applies these approaches to a range of substantive issues including security, violence, peacebuilding, international law and political economy.
Offered by: Political Science
- Note: The field is International Politics.
- Prerequisite(s): A basic course in International Politics.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Megan Bradley
Psychology
PSYC 411
Discrimtn&Wellb:MargnlzdCommts
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: Examination of research on the associations between discrimination and health, with emphases on how (1) various types of discrimination (e.g., interpersonal, microaggression, online, institutional) impact health and wellbeing and (2)
various factors – rooted in individual’s cultural values and beliefs – help provide resilience against the effects of discrimination.
Offered by: Psychology
- Corequisites: PSYC 337
- Restrictions: Open to U2 students or above
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Noah Keita Christophe
Religious Studies
RELG 271
Religion and Sexuality
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Exploration of intersections between religion, gender and sexuality in diverse cultural,
historical and contemporary contexts.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Daniel M Cere
RELG 338
Women& the Christian Tradition
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: Survey of women's involvement in the Christian tradition. Topics include feminist interpretation of scripture, ideas of virginity, marriage and motherhood, mysticism, asceticisms, European witchhunts, contemporary women's liberation theories.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Fall
- Core course for the Women's Studies Minor program
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Patricia Kirkpatrick
RELG 372
Hindu Goddesses
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Religious Studies: The mythology, theology, soteriology, history, ritual, and texts of the goddess-centred (Sakta) branches of Hinduism.
Offered by: Religious Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor : TBA
Russian Studies
N/A
Sociology
SOCI 247
Family & Modern Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): Contrasting family in Canada and in the United States for the recent past. Examination of theories on family; changes and diversity of family life; complex relationships among marriage, work, and family; domestic violence; various types of family experience; and the future of the family.
Offered by: Sociology
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: Elaine Susan Weiner
SOCI 321
Gender and Work
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): Focus on men's and women's work in North American societies, historically and contemporarily, in order to understand the dynamisms of gender (in)equality in and outside of the home. Topics explored include: housework; the relationship(s) between gender, organizations and bureaucracy; emotional labour; occupational segregation and stratification; sexual harassment; and work-family policy.
Offered by: Sociology
- Course for the Women's Studies Concentrations
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: Elaine Susan Weiner
SOCI 370
Sociology: Gender&Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): Exploration of the main development theories and discussion of how gender is placed within them, analysis of the practical application of development projects and discussion of how they affect gender dynamics, and examination of power relations between development agencies and developing countries. Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are used.
Offered by: Sociology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Fall 2023 | Instructor: TBA
SOCI 530
Sex and Gender
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): This seminar critically reviews theoretical perspectives and research on sex and gender in various domains of social life. It gives special emphasis to work which considers the meaning of gender and how it differs across time and place.
Offered by: Sociology
- Restriction: Open to Honours Sociology students and to Sociology Majors with the permission of the instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2024 | Instructor: TBA
Please note:
The courses listed on this page are the ones that are offered and approved as Complementary Courses for the GSFS program for the 2023-2024 calendar year. Where relevant, the topic is specified. Please contact at our Administrative and Student Affairs Coordinator, si.yu.li [at] mcgill.ca (Si Yu Li), for more information.