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PHIL 202Gender Issues

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Philosophy
Cross-listed
GSJ 222

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Drawing on a range of disciplines, students will be introduced to different conceptions of gender, with an emphasis on feminist, queer, and trans perspectives. Students will explore questions about how categories of gender and sex are shaped within various historical and geographic contexts through interactions with systems such as the law, health care, science, and the family. This exploration will help students identify how some gender expressions or identities have been given more social influence than others. Students will gain a foundation in methods in philosophy and in gender studies, including reading, writing, and discussion skills. In addition, students will gain an appreciation for diverse modes of gender expression.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00137720 / 25TTh 16:00–17:20
LEC 701146810 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

62% liked it86% easy64% useful

From 13 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Took this course with Eleanor Aurora (whom I adore!). They opted to make it a 'Trans-Gender Issues' course, focusing on contemporary trans philosophy as opposed to the typical second wave feminist text. This was super interesting to me! It's a typical PHIL course -- not a lot of assignments (meaning those that are assigned are heavily weighted), and all assignments were argumentative essays. This is a great course if you're a cynical wench like myself. If you're more into knowledge-based/memory-based assignments, you may struggle with writing the essays.
    Something to note: If you're a trans/nb student who happens to take this course, I think it's worth noting that Eleanor puts a strong…

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  • took this on campus. if youre taking this with shannon, just skim through the readings beforehand and try to participate in discussion, thats what makes the class fun. dont bother taking it if youre not gonna come to class, it wont be interesting since the readings are a bit strange sometimes. definitely useful since gender is such a hot topic right now.

    Nov 2015 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

32 posts and comments in 23 threads mention PHIL 202, January 2012 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.

Spring 2023

Worst way to be on the front page of Reddit 148 points, 31 comments

u/murphydarling: “If a dude goes to a mosque, and starts stabbing people in that mosque, don’t be surprised if people think he hates muslim people.”

u/SpudStory34: “… one specific small classroom for a Gender and Social Justice class (GSJ222 cross-listed as PHIL202). How many students at Waterloo in general have even been down that hallway in HH? …”

u/valryuu: “Not really? It's a classroom next to an entrance of the HH building. Someone could easily stumble on it entering from the PAS side. Again, not really. …”

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The guy who stabbed 3 people at Hagey Hall today, anyone know him or anything about him? 1 point, 181 comments

u/gooseyasf: “does anyone know who the prof is? :(”

u/im_oj: “No it was in Phil 202. that is Fulfers class. This is based on UW Flow and the fact I heard the cops say the room number was HH139.”

u/2kofawsome: “they are the same class, GSJ 222 = PHIL 202. I did not want to say her name since doxxing rules”

u/thesunispraised: “Why do I get a feeling this is incel related?”

u/COCS2022: “The course is "Gender Issues", and is cross-listed as PHIL 202 and GSJ 222. See: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/teaching/schedule/expert”

u/PassengerCultural599: “This was Phil 202: Gender Issues”

u/micro-void: “It was PHIL 202 gender issues. PHIL 202 is cross listed as GSJ 222.”

u/Reasonable-Mess-2732: “As an alumni, allow me to just say the commentary here is embarrassing. A bunch of people yammering about 'incels' and 'anti-pride' rhetoric. You have no clue what this is about. …”

u/SYSSMouse: “As an alumni, allow me to just say your comment is embarrassing. News reports says it is at PHIL 202 class which is about gender issues. The suspect asked what the class is before attacking. Therefore, causes related to 'incels' and 'anti-pride' is not a baseless speculation.”

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Based Prof reaction to the incident 596 points, 22 comments

“&x200B; https://preview.redd.it/monqhbsp9u8b1.png?width=1496&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=f091239b356892dddde3e28e554c87f5413b5b00”

u/stittystician: “which prof was this? just curious”

u/havereddit: “The incident occurred in HH139 which is apparently the location of a Gender Studies course GSJ222/PHIL202 Gender Studies course taught by Dr. Katy Fulfer. Let's hope she was not severely injured and makes a full recovery.”

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Re: stabbing - Did anyone attend the police information officer session? 40 points, 8 comments

“Police twitter says a public information officer would be on campus at 8pm tonight for a conference. Does anyone know any more info? https://twitter.com/WRPSToday/status/1674200108068421632”

u/Dimtar_: “… the reporter off twice, first restating it was a philosophy class again, and then he said PHIL 202. …”

u/havereddit: “PHIL 202 is taught by Dr. Katy Fulfer, so unfortunately I'm guessing she is the Prof who was attacked.”

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Boycotting Campus tomorrow? 24 points, 20 comments

“Saw the email that class resumes at HH. What if the student body refuses to show up? Extremely disrespectful to the students that were affected by the incident.”

u/Dimtar_: “just go to class. there’s a better time and/or method to take action, there’s no way you can set up a meaningful enough boycott within 12 hours”

u/Dimtar_: “… As for the students of PHIL 202, prayers out to the prof and victims, as well as those who had to witness it. …”

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no one go to hague hall rn 400 points, 88 comments

“hagey apparently there was a stabbing there. ideally leave campus if safe to do so”

u/ISI786: “Let's build few more homeless crack shelters around campus. I am sure that will fix this issue!”

u/satirebunny: “Could be PHIL 202 which ends around the time the incident happened.”

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Fall 2022

Spring 2022

A GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN AN OPTION 29 points, 15 comments

u/1000Ditto: “… List A online without prereqs: soc 101, phil 145, phil 201, phil 202, phil 215, phil 221, phil 324, pacs 201, pacs 202, pacs 203, gsj 222, geog 207 \[ GEOG 207 is the online one only one offered online on list A eng\] List C online without prereqs: The list is huge but includes …”

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Spring 2019

Winter 2019

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