Social Difference and Otherness

Three credits · Undergraduate

Explores current theories of social difference and the personal, social, economic, and political effects of these differences in Canadian and international contexts. Topics include oppression, agency, resistance, identity politics, and discourse theory. Starting with the question, “What differences do some differences make?” students will examine how issues of difference become relations of dominance. Cross-listed as WMGS 417. Prerequisite: 12 credits SOCI. Three credits.