Feminist Geographies of (Un)Belonging

3 credits

Transnational and decolonizing feminist approaches to the geography of power as manifested through contemporary political identities. Focus on relationships between state-mediated categories of (un)belonging such as 'citizen', 'migrant', 'refugee', 'aboriginal', and 'illegal'. Emphasis on borders, border-identities, and multicultural/settler societies such as Australia, Israel, Canada and the United States. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOG 425 or GWST 425. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: GEOG 358 or 6 credits of 100-level GWST. Third-year standing. Equivalency: GWST425