2026-2027 Fall/Winter
WGS337H5S - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies: Fashion and Feminism (Instructor: R.C. Lord)
This course examines fashion and feminism as interconnected sites of identity, culture, and politics. Grounded in women of colour feminisms, queer and trans theories and disability justice, the course explores how race, gender, colonialism, labour, and power shape fashion. Students will analyze how fashion reflects and reproduces social inequalities while also serving as a space of resistance, creativity, and self-expression.
WGS434H5S - Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies: Gender and Extremism (Online) (Instructor: V. Tahmasebi-Birgani)
This seminar provides an in-depth examination of contemporary extremist discourses, including alt-right populist movements, far-left extremism, and religious fundamentalism, and will emphasize their conceptual and theoretical foundations through an intersectional feminist lens. By analyzing contemporary online cultural practices and current events within the digital media landscape, the seminar investigates how extremist politics intersect with emerging technologies of governance and communication in the digital era.