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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the study of human cultures. Topics include methods, some theory and a consideration of how people obtain their living (subsistence, economy), how they live together (social structure, marriage, law etc.) and their beliefs and practices (religion, arts, rituals etc.)
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course will provide a cross-cultural survey of the nature and diversity of gender relations and their sociocultural expression. Explanations and theories of gender inequality drawn from anthropological research will be considered, as will selected areas of topical interest.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C" grade in one of ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, or 1121; or permission of the instructor.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
Food is universally important - whether for basic sustenance and personal well-being, as a basis for defining identities, symbolizing beliefs, as a political tool or as a consequence of modern agriculture and technology. This survey course will provide an anthropological perspective and analysis of a variety of selected topics from traditional foodways to contemporary issues.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, or 1121; or permission of the instructor.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the study of the origins, ideas, practices, and evolution of Hinduism, Buddhism (including Zen), Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto.Students will receive credit for only one of ASIA 1120 or RELS 1120.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the study of the origins, ideas, practices, and evolution of Hinduism, Buddhism (including Zen), Taoism, Confucianism and Shinto.Students will receive credit for only one of ASIA 1120 or RELS 1120.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 3.0
In this course, students pay special attention to environmental ecology, specifically human populations and their interactions with the environment. Students actively engage with content that is topical and at times controversial. This course is open to all students and is ideal for those in non-science programs, particularly those in an environmental studies program.Students from non-science programs who require a science credit or a prerequisite for BIOL 1115 are encouraged to enrol.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 2.0
This course emphasizes the practical applications of chemistry in nature, living systems, and society. The role of science in shaping our view of ourselves and our surroundings will also be examined. An opportunity to do science will be provided by means of participatory lecture demonstrations, laboratory experiments, and take-home experiments.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 2.0
This is a chemistry course for arts majors that focuses on biological and organic chemistry with an emphasis on environmental issues. Topics covered include toxicology, drug chemistry, food chemistry, hydrocarbons, and plastics. This course meets the laboratory science requirement for the Associate of Arts Degree.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
A survey of contemporary First Nations' (Indian, Inuit, and Metis) issues. Emphasis placed upon various social, political, economic, anthropological, and artistic concerns in terms of the Canadian multicultural perspective.This course satisfies the Canadian content requirement for the Bachelor of Education Degree at UBC.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An interdisciplinary study of the concept of work in Canadian society. The problems Canadians encounter in the field of work will be considered from such viewpoints as sociology, history, literature, and philosophy.Students will receive credit for only one of CNST 1130 or 4850. CNST 1130 may not be used to satisfy the CNST 4850 requirement.This course satisfies the Canadian content requirement for the Bachelor of Education Degree at UBC.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course deals with racial and ethnic relations in Canada. It will emphasize social, political and economic analyses of the family, school, workplace, law and media, with special focus on British Columbia.This course satisfies the Canadian content requirement for the Bachelor of Education Degree at UBC.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course uses economic principles to describe and analyse contemporary domestic and international issues confronting the Canadian economy.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to environmental law with special reference to British Columbia. Topics include how laws are formulated and revised, review of key current international, federal and provincial environmental legislation and how it operates in reality, compliance and enforcement, due diligence, and the legal responsibilities of individuals, companies, and governments in environmental protection. Required for the Diploma in Arts and Science (Environmental Studies).Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in ENGL 1123, 1127, or 1128; or permission of the coordinator.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
Environmental geography explores the relationships between people and the world they inhabit. Students will be introduced to the key concepts and theories of environmental studies: physical and biological processes, population, biogeography, resource management, and environmental ethics. Case studies of human impacts on the environment (both local and global) such as resource depletion, species extinction and loss of biodiversity, pollution of air, land and water, waste management, and natural hazard concerns are an integral part of the course.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
The culturally diverse Asia-Pacific region has experienced extraordinary change over the last century. To understand those changes, this course applies a geographic lens to the study of topics including demography, culture, ecology, settlement patterns, identity, industry, agriculture, political and economic patterns, resources, migration, urbanization, globalization, and the environment. Diversity and interdependence emerge as central themes as we explore major social, political, ecological, and economic debates in the study of the Asia-Pacific region, setting these issues within their spatial, historical, and cultural contexts.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
The development of the political thought, religion, science, economics, and culture of the Western World from the Italian Renaissance to the mid-18th century. An introductory course recommended as the basis for studies in Modern History. In all fields, Western Europe was characterized by a greater secularization and this forms one of the major themes of this course.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course surveys a unique period of change and conflict in world history, from the pinnacle of European imperial power in the globe to its demise in World Wars I and II. Students examine the origins and outcomes of both World Wars and the rise of Soviet Communism, Nazism, and Fascism. The emergence of America as a global power and the rise of nationalist movements in Asia and Africa contesting European control will be among the topics surveyed. They will also examine the events of World War II in Europe and Asia including the Holocaust, the end of World War II, and the beginnings of the Cold War.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course investigates groups considered to be "outsiders" at various points in Western history. By focusing on three specific groups of outsiders and following their respective histories from the Middle Ages to the present, the causes for such ostracization can be explored, and the official as well as public responses to them can be assessed.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
HIST 2229 is a survey of the British Empire from its beginning until present. Between the reigns of two Elizabeths, Britain expanded from the islands off the coast of Europe to encompass territories encircling the globe. The largest expire ever known lasted three centuries in one form or other and left an enduring stamp on the independent nations that emerged in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Given that the British Empire was the world's first truly global empire and gave rise to the tradition of European statesmen thinking about the world in global terms. HIST 2229 reflects current interest in globalization and world history.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course charts the rise and transformation of social and political protest in Western Europe and North America since 1945. It pays particular attention to the ways in which consumer society, the welfare state, and new forms of popular culture were important in shaping student protest, youth counter culture, feminism, environmentalism and other movements and equally so in determining the growth of a populist conservative reaction in the 1980's and 1990's
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course surveys and attempts to make sense of the recent history of a region that has been torn by internal strife and has become the focus of intense international conflict. Focusing on the history of the Middle East in the 20th century this course will examine, amongst other topics: the development of state and society in the aftermath of World War I, the emergence of the state of Israel and an enduring Arab-Israeli conflict, the role of external powers in the history of this region, and the rise of Arab nationalism and the politics of Islam. The course will culminate with a discussion of the "events of 9/11" and the beginning of a new "Gulf War" in 2003.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the main currents of research and writing in the field of environmental history. Students will examine the intellectual and cultural history of ideas of nature, wilderness, environment and the human relation to it, as well as the principal ways - political, economic, social and cultural - in which humans have related to the environment.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
In this course students explore the lives and times of legendary Latin American thinkers, artists, writers, leaders, religious figures, and rebels to understand how they shaped their worlds for better or worse. Through the lens of biographies, students learn the stories behind the lives of some of Latin America"s most extraordinary historical figures. Students acquire the conceptual tools and critical thinking skills to analyze topics in history, politics, economics, sociology, and culture.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
People, politics, and economies are more globally interconnected today than any time in human history. Students learn the historical, economic, and political contexts of current events in Latin America and make connections between these regional events and world news. Students critically analyze topics such as: global trade, debt, poverty, migration, the rights of indigenous peoples and women, racial and gender identities, political and criminal violence, the environment as well as emerging social, cultural, and political movements. Media literacy skills are acquired by exposing the limitations and biases of news reporting and other forms of media regarding contemporary issues in Latin America.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to a variety of the classic responses to the question "How should I conduct my life?" Some of the major themes discussed are happiness, moral goodness, rights, obligation, freedom.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
A consideration of selected moral problems arising in the health professions: experimentation on humans and animals, euthanasia, death, confidentiality, truth telling, abortion, and the allocation of scarce medical resources. The aim of the course is to put ourselves in a position to frame rational and informed opinions on these important matters. Classes will be organized to allow for ample discussion; readings will be drawn from medical, legal, and philosophical sources. No background in law, medicine, or philosophy is presupposed.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course investigates the meaning of such concepts as freedom, justice, equality, power, authority and alienation, which lie at the roots of major contemporary ideologies such as liberalism, fascism, communism, socialism and anarchism.Prerequisite(s): Any first-year philosophy course or consent of the instructor.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to theories, methods, and research findings of modern psychology. Topics may include but are not limited to research methods, biological bases of behaviour, sensation and perception, development, consciousness, learning, and memory. PSYC 1115 and PSYC 1215 can be taken at the same time or in either order.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to theories, methods, and research findings of modern psychology. Topics may include but are not limited to thinking, language, intelligence, personality, emotion, stress and health, motivation, social behavior, and psychological disorders and therapies. PSYC 1115 and 1215 can be taken at the same time or in either order.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
With an emphasis on the range of experiences of the individual within intimate relationships, students examine the various psychological, social, and cultural processes which inevitably affect families. Beginning with theories of attraction, students proceed to discussion of issues related to the development of a sense of compatibility, closeness, and commitment. Definitions, types of marriage and family, the systems view of family life, communication, power, and responses to stressors are also dealt with. Students address the major changes within the family such as divorce, single parenting, and blended families.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C+" grade in PSYC 1115 and 1215.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course examines the effects of social influences on individual and group behaviour. Students explore how the social situation affects thought, feeling, and behaviour.Topics such as social perception, social cognition, group processes, attitudes, persuasion, conformity, obedience, aggression, self-knowledge, helping, and prejudice are discussed. Other topics such as interpersonal attraction are covered at the discretion of the instructor.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in PSYC 1115 and 1215.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
Health psychology is a burgeoning field with applications in many work settings and for individuals personally. Students examine the biological links between psychological states and health, the ways in which people adjust to daily life including the nature of and responses to stress, resilience, and positive development. Topics covered may include history, models, the relationship between physical health and psychological health, factors contributing to wellness and illness, and larger contextual issues pertaining to health.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in PSYC 1115 and 1215.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course examines group processes from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Lectures, small group experiential learning exercises, and participation in a major group project are used to develop a detailed understanding of group interactions as well as to provide opportunities to apply this knowledge in professional situations. Topics include group dynamics, interpersonal communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, and leadership. Additional topics, such as group dynamics in business and legal environments, may also be included.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in BUSM 2200; or PSYC 1115 and 1215.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
Students examine how cultural values shape socialization practices and how this in turn impacts the development of self and personality. Students begin by tracing the origins of culture and exploring factors that influence its spread. Students then examine how culture influences numerous psychological characteristics, including perception, thinking, intelligence, motivation, emotion, well-being, and mental health.Students will receive credit for only one of PSYC 2332 or 3230.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in BUSM 2200; or PSYC 1115 and 1215.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This is an introductory survey course of the West's three primary religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This course examines the historical and social development of these religions and the various experiences of each. We will also consider modern issues and events such as the Holocaust; women, gays, lesbians and the Church. In other words, the course addresses both historical and contemporary factors that have impacted these faiths.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
What is the social world and our place in it? Students examine a wide range of concepts, theories, and issues that shape reciprocal relationships between society and the individual. Subjects may include culture, socialization, social interaction, groups and organizations, sexuality and society, mass media, deviance and crime, and forms of social inequality such as global and class stratification, and race and ethnic relations.Note: SOCI 1120 and 1121 may be taken in any order, or concurrently, as they are complementary first-year courses.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
What is the role of the individual in society and how does society influence the lives of individuals? Students explore a wide range of concepts, theories, and issues that shape reciprocal relationships between society and the individual. Subjects may include gender stratification, race and ethnicity, aging and the elderly, the economy, politics and government, the family, education, health and medicine, population, urbanization, the environment, and social movements.Note: SOCI 1120 and 1121 may be taken in any order, or concurrently, as they are complementary first-year courses.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to central sociological concepts and theories through the use of environmental examples. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the environment as a social issue, how environmental issues come to be constructed, the social structural and cultural origins of environmental problems, and how these problems can be understood in terms of the sociological perspective.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
A sociological introduction to the Aboriginal life experience and the formation of Canadian society. This course examines the place of Aboriginal Peoples in the structure of Canadian society including such topics as social inequality, education, health care, housing, criminal justice, work and the political order.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the social processes involved in understanding racial and ethnic minority/majority group relations in Canada and around the world.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 2.0 | Seminar: 2.0 | Lab: 0.0
An analysis of the formal and informal organizational structures and social processes, including theories of socialization and of social stratification, associated with understanding the status and objective conditions of women in Canadian society.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An investigation of the sociological problems, theories, and ideas concerned with understanding and explaining social change. Various factors influencing social change in the contemporary global context will be examined.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
The process of industrialization, the work force, the scale of society, consensus in society, and world-wide industrialization.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
Crime and punishment seem to be a constant in contemporary society, but few people understand the philosophical and historical processes that created our current system of justice and penality. In this course, students explore both classical and modern theories and research to understand the development of our contemporary penal system, and then use this knowledge to conduct an in-depth sociological analysis of the current Canadian penal and justice system.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
A sociological examination of some of the major social movements, and their contesting ideologies, through which the contemporary social world is constructed. Theoretical tools will be developed to analyze movements organized around the ideas and practices of varieties of: neo-conservatism, feminism, ethno-nationalism, environmentalism, socialism, and religious fundamentalism. A cross-cultural perspective will be emphasized.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
A sociological analysis of the family including sex roles, children's rights, adoption and identity, marriage, divorce, socialization, and change in both historical communities and modern industrial societies.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: ANTH 1120, SOCI 1120, 1121, or 1127.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to critical thinking about the lives of women. Through the lens of comparative theories and diverse perspectives, this course examines links and connections between personal and collective experiences - in the home, in the body, and on the street. Using an interdisciplinary and participatory approach, students will make sense of historical patterns and movements for social change.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This number is reserved for women's studies courses that may be offered from time to time by: a) College women's studies faculty who may wish to present a special interest course in their field of expertise; or b) visiting women's studies lecturers.Prerequisite(s): Will be announced in the Registration Guide and Course Schedule.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to naming and analyzing women's life experiences. Students will explore topics relevant to women's everyday lives such as body image, work, and family, to develop a critical awareness of what limits and expands experiences, locally and globally, yesterday and today. This course considers how gender is constructed across age, class, race/ethnicity, and sexuality. It pulls from a variety of disciplines and uses a popular education approach to shed light on issues and strategies for change.WMST 1116 and 1216 can be taken in any order.
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Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course will examine the construction of women's health from a global perspective. Students will have the opportunity to develop critical skills for exploring issues that inform women's health in Canada and in other countries throughout the world.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course examines women's many different relationships to contemporary popular culture focusing on media such as film, television, music, magazines, popular events and trends, fan culture, and communication technologies. The course uses cultural studies and feminist theories to explore what is meant by 'pop culture' and to reflect on constructions of gender, race, class, sexuality, and ability. Students will also explore how social movements, spectators, producers, and media activists resist stereotypes and create alternatives.
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Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This interdisciplinary course will focus on feminist theories and strategies for creating social change, concentrating on women's movements in Canada within an international context. A university transfer course.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in WMST 1116 or 1216 (preferably both).
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