GSJ 101Introduction to Gender and Social Justice: the Global North

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Gender and Social Justice

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course surveys contemporary issues and theories relating to the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, sexual identity, (dis)ability, class, religion, and other axes of oppression in the Global North. What injustices are attendant upon membership in these groups? How are these injustices produced? How can we combat them? What are the possibilities of alliance and solidarities across differences of gender, race, etc.?

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- WS101

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From 16 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

This course is definitely an elective for a STEM student. However, there is enough reading (4 chapters a week from the textbook) that can definitely take some time. Each week there is a discussion that must be answered (3 questions from the reading). Each from 75-100 words. This is annoying at times but an easy way to get 100% for 25% of your grade. There are 2 essays and a proposal to write, plus a poster to make (digital or drawing). There is no final exam as it is a final essay (take-home project) that must be completed (quoting 16 chapters from the textbook). As for the lectures, the course is designed (at least for Fall 2022) to be done online, so lectures were not necessary to attend.…

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The content was pretty cool, but I found the course rather unengaging. The lectures were especially boring and hard to pay attention to. The assignments weren't too difficult to manage, though.

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Pretty basic course about gender and social justice - it's a good place to start if you want to learn more about both. I found the textbook a lot more interesting than the slides that were posted by the prof (to be fair, the slides are just meant to compliment the readings). The reflections are a bit tedious but it's not too hard to get a good grade.

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2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention GSJ 101, June 2023 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Sep 23, 2024 Every cs major needs to take a gender studies class 158 points, 38 comments

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u/StrawberryGold1950: “highly reccomend GSJ101 with Katy Fulfer :)”

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Spring 2023

Jun 16, 2023 What's a course that you think everyone should take? 50 points, 41 comments

“Just curious about people's experiences, and why they think everyone should take it. also i'm looking for first year electives and open to any ideas lol”

u/rose_b: “GSJ101 Introduction to Gender and Social Justice: the Global North This course surveys contemporary issues and theories relating to the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, sexual identity, (dis)ability, class, religion, and other axes of oppression in the Global North. …”