Fall 2024 - Winter 2025
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 May 14th 2024.
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Todd Eugene Myers
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.
Winter 2025 | 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
Fall 2024 | 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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Nicole Couture
Art History
ARTH 205
Introduction to Modern Art
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Art History: The course is an introduction to the modern period in art history which begins around 1750. It examines the development in both painting and sculpture and relates to changes in the social and political climate of the times.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
Fall 2024 | Instructor: TBD
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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Gloria Bell
Canadian Studies
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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Gloria Bell
CANS 401
Canadian Studies Seminar 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: An interdisciplinary seminar on a Canadian Studies topic.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Topic will vary from year to year depending on staff interests.
- Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Myra Bloom
CANS 415
Black Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: The significant presence of people of African descent in Canada that dates back to the 17th century. Migration and immigration will be situated as part of the renewal of Canadian identity while examining the intellectual, historical and political presence of people of African descent.
Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CANS 401 when topic was "Caribbean Canadians" or "Black Diaspora".
Fall 2024 | Instructor: David Austin
Classical Studies
CLAS 308
Gender in the Ancient World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Classics: An exploration of gender roles in the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CLAS 370.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Naomi Kaloudis
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Carrie Rentschler
COMS 320
Media and Empire
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Studies: The relationship between mass media and empire-building, as well as the role of mass and alternative media in anti-imperialism movements. Topics may include: Print technologies and the British Empire; shipping technologies, industrialization and the slave trade; new media and the anti-war and anti-globalization movements.
Offered by: Art History & Communications
Fall 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.
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Roberto Benedicto
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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Jonathan Sterne
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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Mark Lloyd
East Asian Studies
EAST 350
Gender&Sexuality in ChineseLit
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Gender and sexuality in modern and/or premodern Chinese literature with emphasis on representation of gender relations, notions of masculinity and femininity, morality and sexuality. Readings from fiction, drama, poetry, and/or other genres are approached from a variety of critical perspectives.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211 or permission of instructor.
- Note: Readings in English translation.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Guojan Wang
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
Fall 2024 | 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
- Instructors
- Kimberly Chung
- David C Porter
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Kimberly Chung
EAST 525
Critical Area Studies in Asia
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: The course introduces students to foundational concepts, key debates, recent research areas, theoretical methods, and critical approached in area studies.
Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite(s): At least one EAST 400- or 500-level seminar course, or permission of the instructor.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Maria Cecilia Hwang
Education
EDGC 337
Gendered Ident., Socl Learning
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Global Contexts: Explores the impact of gender identity on teaching and learning, in both formal and non-formal learning contexts.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Shikha Diwakar
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
Fall 2024 | 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.
Fall 2024 | 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
- Instructors
- Cath Marceau, Richard J So, Sainico Ningthoujam
Fall 2024 | 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
- Instructors
- Sandeep Banerjee, Tazreen J Bari, Yusuf Saadi
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Sandeep Banerjee
ENGL 320
Postcolonial Literature
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of postcolonial literature.
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Aaron Thomas Bartels-Swindells
ENGL 331
Literature Romantic Period 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A survey of representative literature of the earlier Romantic period.
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Carmen Faye Mathes
ENGL 354
Sexuality and Representation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.
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
- Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Alanna Thain
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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Katherine Zien
ENGL 390
Political and Cultural Theory
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): The intersection between theories of culture and theories of society.
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 2024 | Instructor: TBD
ENGL 391
Spec Top:Cultural Studies 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Current issues in cultural studies. Topics will include contemporary debates on high culture and the literary canon, and the question of aesthetic value and aesthetic judgment.
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
- Instructors
- Amanda Greer
- Alanna Michael Thain
Winter 2025| Instructor: Alanna Thain
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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Katherine Zien
ENGL 467
Advanced St in Theatre Hist
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study focused on a period or issue in Theatre history.
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
- Prerequisite: Students not registered in English programs require permission of instructor
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Paul Edward Yachnin
ENGL 476
Alt Approaches to Media 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of alternative uses of contemporary media with particular emphasis on the forms of independent video and community television and their relationship to mainstream 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.
- Fall
- Workshop course. Departmental permission 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 2024 | Instructor: Alanna Thain
ENGL 545
Topics in Literature & Society
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A seminar on literature and society. 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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Carmen Faye Mathes
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Darius Scott
German Studies
TBD
Hispanic Studies
HISP 244
Survey of Lat Amer Lit&Cult2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): From Modernism to the present through a study of representative works.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Amanda Holmes
HISP 333
Theatre,Perf&Politics:Lat Amer
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): A study of the outstanding works of the theatre from the colonial period to the present, including pre-Columbian works.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- 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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Amanda Holmes
History and Classical Studies
HIST 354
Women in Europe 1700-2000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An overview of the history of women in modern continental Europe, focusing on women's changing roles in the family and society at large, in the context of work, family life, education, and culture, and the changing notions of citizenship, femininity, and masculinity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Judith Szapor
HIST 374
History of Sexuality in Canada
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Sexuality as theory, culture, and historical experience in Canada from early contact period to the present. Chronological and thematic format. Topics include fertility and its control, prostitution and pornography, sexual repression and liberation in medicine and politics, queer theory and economies of pleasure.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Elsbeth Heaman
HIST 424
Gender, Sexuality & Medicine
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Gender, sexuality, and medicine since the colonial era, with a focus on North American experience. Topics will include reproductive medicine (puberty, childbirth, fertility control, menopause), changing perceptions of men's and women's health needs and risks, and ideas about sexual behaviour and identity.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300-level History course in gender, sexuality or medicine or permission of instructor.
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Andrea Tone
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.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Melissa Shaw
HIST 525
Women,Work&Family/Global Hist.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The shifting historical context of female labour and family in selected western and non-western countries; the interaction between labour and gender relations with special focus on women's experiences on the shop floor and in the family.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: A 300 or 400-level course in women's history or labour history or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Restricted to students in History and Women's Studies
Winter 2025 | 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
Fall 2024 | 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
Winter 2025 | 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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Jimena Marquez
Jewish Studies
TBD
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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Setrag Manoukian
Italian Studies
TBD
Music Research
TBD
Music History and Literature
MUHL 314
Women in Music:A Cr-Cult Persp
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music History and Literature: A cross-cultural exploration of women's musical achievements in various historical periods. Develops understanding of both music and the social, political, and cultural forces shaping it. Music includes: sacred, love songs, opera, contemporary instrumental composition, and improvised genres with study organized around topics like authorship, genius/virtuosity, voice, body, power and technology.
Offered by: Music Research
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Althea Wair SullyCole
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.
Fall 2024 | 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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Eric Lewis
PHIL 427
Topics: Critical Phil of Race
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: An advanced discussion of topics in the critical philosophy of race.
Offered by: Philosophy
- PHIL 327 or permission of the instructor.
- Topics vary from year to year.
Winter 2025 | 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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Eric Lewis
PHIL 348
Philosophy of Law 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Philosophy: A discussion of the nature of justice and law, and of the relationship between them.
Offered by: Philosophy
- Restriction: This course is intended for students with a non-professional interest in law, as well as for those considering law as a profession
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Natalie Stoljar
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. Also in the field of Political Theory
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Kelly Gordon
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
Fall 2024 | 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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Aalekhya Malladi
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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Patricia Kirkpatrick
Russian Studies
RUSS 501
Topics in Slavic Culture
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Russian (Arts): Examination of a significant author, trend, theme or theory in modern Slavic culture, including but not limited to the interface between literary works, the graphic and
performing arts, ideology and national identity.
Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
- 1. Topic varies year to year.
- 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 2025 | Instructor: Daniel Webster Pratt
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Elaine Susan Weiner
SOCI 270
Sociology of Gender
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
Offered by: Sociology
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Winter 2025 | Instructor: TBD
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
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Elaine Susan Weiner
SOCI 345
Topics in Sociology 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): Topics in Sociology. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Sociology
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Skyler Wang
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
Fall 2024 | Instructor: Isabel Grace Glasier Pike
SOCI 519
Gender and Globalization
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sociology (Arts): Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.
Offered by: Sociology
- Prerequisite: SOCI 270 or permission of instructor.
Winter 2025 | Instructor: Elaine Susan Weiner
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.