DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY
Gender Studies Minor
MINOR | BACHELOR OF ARTS | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Explore the complexity and mutability of gender across time and space. Study the cyborg and the pink tax, the relationship between equity and equality, representations of bodies on social media, Indigenous matriarchy, shifting masculine norms, queer and transgender rights and the rise of feminism as a transnational movement.
In this interdisciplinary program, you are guided by instructors from a number of departments, including anthropology, English, Spanish, social work and sociology. In the Gender Studies minor, you forge your own path toward graduate studies and careers in many fields, such as communications, human resources, law, marketing, medicine, policy analysis, psychology and social work.
What to expect
In the Gender Studies minor, you gain knowledge and tools to address many of the structural changes taking place in our society. Many of our graduates go on to work for private, government and non-profit sectors.
In this program, you learn about:
- Feminist theories and foundations
- Indigenous and postcolonial feminisms
- Intersectionality and literature
- Archaeology of gender
- Philosophy of sex and sexuality
- Sociology of gender and sexuality
- Gender and technology
- Women’s history
- Gendered violence
- Gender and social justice
Opportunities to conduct your own research are available at all levels of learning, and you are also introduced to the fascinating research undertaken by experts in the field. Guest lecturers have covered topics such as the use of surveillance technology in public spaces and the role of gender norms in the history of librarianship, while student research has explored ideas about maternal mortality rates in North America, the publication and reception of Slyvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar (1963) and Black women’s contributions to hip hop music.
Academic advisors in the Faculty of Arts and Science have prepared resources to help you understand how your major/minor fits within overall degree coursework. Consult the academic planning information to choose and enrol in courses and complete the major/minor declaration process.
Orlando: A Podcast on Women’s Writing takes a feminist look at the lives and work of women writers from the medieval period to the present.
Events
Social gatherings and guest speakers, campus-wide celebrations and information fairs, student research day and mentorship events—your student experience takes place outside the classroom, too.