The Gender & Women’s Studies department at Trent explores gender relations and women’s experiences across cultures and nations, throughout history, and in contemporary societies. We examine how gender relations and ideas about gender shape every site of human interaction, from the personal to the institutional, the local to the global. Gender relations and gendered identities are understood in constant interaction with other important social, economic and cultural categories and hierarchies, such as class, race, ability, and sexuality. Gender & Women’s Studies courses investigate a broad range of issues and questions, including how media and popular culture can be both problematic and empowering for girls and women; how feminist scholars and activists are critiquing public policies in health, social welfare, and education; how globalization is gendered; how dominant institutions like the family, schools, and the state shape social identities and opportunities; how women’s and other social movements in the past and present challenge inequalities and envision peace and justice.
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Grade 12 English
Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Deadlines:
Application Deadline
Start Date
January 11, 2012
September 6, 2012
* The entrance grade may change from year to year. Please contact the school for further information.
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.
