"This course will explore ideas about gender differentiation in laws and legal and social systems and organizations. The course provides an introduction to feminist and gender based critiques of law and theories about sexual equality, anti-racist and anti-colonial approaches and intersectionality (i.e. the complex phenomena of overlapping forms of discrimination and inequality.) We will consider these critiques and theories by examining the disparate impacts on Indigenous women in the application of law, legal methodologies (or ways of knowing things) and the practice of law. We will then focus on some specific issues related to gender-based violence, reproductive justice, and queer issues. The course objectives include:
- To engage critically with the law.
- To develop the skills to identify and analyze issues involving gender considerations, anti-racist and anti-colonial practices, and the intersection of gender with other forms of social inequality.
- To recognize theoretical, pragmatic, and policy influences on the development of the law and the functioning of legal systems, particularly as they relate to gender and Indigeneity.
- To practice skills relating to sharing ideas both in writing and orally.
This course will explore ideas about gender differentiation in laws and legal and social systems and organizations. The course provides an introduction to feminist and gender based critiques of law and theories about sexual equality, anti-racist and anti-colonial approaches and intersectionality (i.e. the complex phenomena of overlapping forms of discrimination and inequality.) We will consider these critiques and theories by examining the disparate impacts on Indigenous women of marriage laws, sexual assault law, legal methodologies (or ways of knowing things) and the practice of law. We will then focus on some specific issues related to gender-based violence, reproductive justice, and queer issues. The course objectives include:<>
- To engage critically with the law.
- To develop the skills to identify and analyze issues involving gender considerations, anti-racist and anti-colonial practices, and the intersection of gender with other forms of social inequality.
- To recognize theoretical, pragmatic, and policy influences on the development of the law and the functioning of legal systems, particularly as they relate to gender and Indigeneity.
- To practice skills relating to sharing ideas both in writing and orally.
Students will be required to write a research paper (worth 80% of the final grade) and they will get a mark for participation and engagement (worth 80% of the final grade). Please contact Prof. Busby if you would like to see the more detailed course outline for the 2021 version of this course.