GEOG 4UF3 - Geography of Gender

3 unit(s)

This course provides an advanced treatment of key themes and issues in the geography of gender. Emphasis is placed on the ways in which society and space are ‘gendered’ and on critical assessment of the geography of gender literature and reflection on pressing issues facing women and men today. Topics include gender and global change, the global sex trade, gender and the city, gender and sexuality, domestic violence and violence in conflict zones.
One lecture/seminar (three hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2UI3 and registration in Level III or above of an Honours program in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences