Lise Gotell, PhD Political Science, York University

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Womens & Gender Studies
Interim Chair, Faculty of Arts - Womens & Gender Studies
Directory

Fall Term 2024 (1890)

GSJ 501 - Social Justice Workshop

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

Advanced study of theories of social justice. Students will complete 20 hours of Community Service-Learning (CSL) and reflect on how their CSL experiences were informed by or challenged the theoretical material explored in the course.

SEMINAR X01 (50451)

2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09
T 17:00 - 19:50

Winter Term 2025 (1900)

GSJ 520 - Law and Feminism in Canada

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

A focus on the fundamentally contradictory role of law for women in Canada, building on the insights offered by feminist cross-disciplinary legal scholarship. (Not open to students with credit in WGS 420.)

SEMINAR B01 (76365)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 12:30 - 13:50



WGS 230 - Consent

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of sexual consent. Topics covered may include: the role of sexual violence in colonization, feminist law reform, unwanted sex, sexual agency, sexual fraud, and the limitations of consent- based prevention.

LECTURE B01 (76392)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 09:30 - 10:50



WGS 420 - Law and Feminism in Canada

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)

A focus on the fundamentally contradictory role of law for women in Canada, building upon role of insights offered by feminist cross-disciplinary legal scholarship. Prerequisite: Any 100 or 200 level WGS course, or departmental consent.

SEMINAR B01 (76366)

2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
TR 12:30 - 13:50