GEOG 6UF3 / Geography of Gender

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in Graduate Plan in Geography OR Earth & Environmental Sciences

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.