Courses Offerings by our Associated Faculty, Fall 2011

For more information on the courses below, including tutorial section, course outlines and syllabi, visit go.sfu.ca or the intended department page.

Atasoy, Yildiz

SA 430-4 States, Cultures, & Global Transitions

Fall, 2011 Thursdays 1:30PM - 5:20PM, Harbour Centre, HCC1505

Through a program of focused readings, case studies, and films, this course offers a new perspective on the study of globalization. It balances classical themes with contemporary approaches to global processes of economic, political, and cultural transformation. The course tackles such topics as the material aspects of cooperation and coercion, class relations in structures of capital accumulation and global governance, and cultural dynamics. Alternatives to Euro-American centrism are explored through the examples of citizenship, cultural politics, ethnic and religious conflicts, human rights, indigenous rights, and women's rights. Prerequisite: minimum of 72 units including SA 101 or 150 or 201. Highly recommended: SA 302. Students who took SA 463 in 2004-3 may not take this course for further credit.

Clossey, Luke

HIST 130-3 Fundamentals of World History

Wednesdays and Fridays 11:30AM - 12:20PM, Burnaby AQ3182

A survey of the history of the world, with a focus on global historical phenomena of the last six centuries. Breadth-Humanities

HIST 468-4/892-5 Problems in History of Religion

Fall 2011, Fridays 1:30PM - 5:20PM, Burnaby RCB6100

An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history. An advanced examination into the concepts and methodology of the history of religion. Prerequisite: 45 units, including nine units of lower division history.

Kuehn, Thomas

HIST 350-4 The Ottoman Empire and Turkey

Fall 2011, Thursdays  8:30AM - 11:20AM, Burnaby  BLU10021

A study of Ottoman society and the impact of Ottoman rule in the Middle East from the conquest of Constantinople to the death of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Emphasis will be on the conflict between preservation and reform in the nineteenth century and on the significance of the Ottoman legacy for twentieth century Turkey and the Arab world. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.

HIST 457-4 The Turkish Republic: Politics Society & Culture

Fall 2011, Fridays 9:30AM-1:20PM, Burnaby, RCB 6100

Examines the political, social, and cultural transformation in Turkey from the end of World War I to the present. Topics may include the Ottoman legacy in the Turkish Republic, issues of nation building, national identity and ethnicity, the role of the military in Turkish politics, changing concepts of gender, the role of political Islam, and Turkish diasporas. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: HIST 151 and 249. Students with credit in HIST 486 D100 in 1057 may not take this course for further credit.

MacLean, Derryl

HIST 352-4 Religion and Politics in Modern Iran

Fall 2011, Mondays 2:30PM- 4:20 PM Burnaby RCB 5037, Wednesdays 2:30PM-3:20PM, RCB 8100

The intellectual and social history of greater Iran from the Safavids to the twentieth century. Emphasis will be on the relationship between religion and politics. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Recommended: one of HIST 151, 249, 251.

Marks, Laura

FPA 111 Issues in Fine and Performing Arts

Fall 2012, Mondays 6:30PM-8:30PM, Goldcorp Vancouver Campus, GCA3200

This course introduces students to some basic issues in the fine and performing arts through the presentation and discussion of selected works in dance, film, music, theatre, and visual art. It is designed to give students who intend further study in one or more of these arts some familiarity with critical issues affecting all of them. It is a recommended preparation for the school's upper division history and critical courses. May be of particular interest to students in other departments. Breadth-Humanities.

FPA 310- Interdisciplinary Methods in Arts and Culture Studies

Fall 2011, Wednesdays 5:30PM-8:20PM, Goldcorp Vancouver Campus

An examination of interdisciplinary methods that have been used to research the fine and performing arts. The course is an in-depth study of approaches to interdisciplinary research, including perceptual concerns, theoretical directions, contextual issues, and analytical processes. Prerequisite: FPA 210 and two of FPA 167, 168, 136, 137. Students who have taken FPA 310-5 prior to 1999 may take this course for further credit.

Sajoo, Amyn

HIST 485-4 Studies in History I : Modernity in Muslim Societies

Fall 2011, Wednesdays 5:30-9:20PM, Harbour Centre, HCC 2280

How have issues of individualism, gender equality, scientific empiricism and participatory governance played out in the plural quests for civil society? Egypt, Iran and Turkey will be our focus, from the Ottoman tanzimat down to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the “Arab Spring” of 2011; we will also look at the comparative experience of diverse societies from Central and South Asia to West Africa.   

Sedra, Paul

HIST 151 The Modern Middle East

Fall 2011, Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30PM-2:30PM, Burnaby AQ3128

An introductory survey of the changing societies of the Middle East since 1800. Emphasis will be placed on familiarizing students with the basic aspects of Islamic society, the influence of European imperialism, the modernization of traditional societies, the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the social and political ferment in the period since the Second World War. Breadth-Humanities.

Seigneurie, Ken

WL300 How Theory Travels

Fall 2011, Thursdays 1:30PM-5:20PM, Surrey SUR3120

Explores the counterpoint of Western and non-Western approaches to world literature. May draw from disciplines including comparative literature, history and anthropology, and focus on how concepts of world literature are imported into new cultural contexts. Prerequisite: 12 units in World Literature, including WL 200.

Sensoy, Ozlem

EDUC 382-4 Diversity in Education: Theories, Policies, Practices

Fall 2011, Mondays 9:30AM-1:30PM, Burnaby SWH10051

The aim of this course is for students to develop the understanding and language with which to dialogue about issues related to diversity in education from a critical social justice framework.

A critical approach to social justice refers to specific theoretical perspectives that recognize that society is stratified (i.e., divided and unequal) in significant and far-reaching ways along social group lines that include diversity of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability. Critical social justice recognizes inequality as deeply embedded in the fabric of society (i.e., as structural), and actively seeks to change this. Specifically this course will introduce students to key concepts in social justice education including: critical thinking, socialization, group identity, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, power, privilege, and White supremacy.

The course activities are organized with attention to the following learning objectives. By the end of the course, students will be able to:

•Recognize and explain how relations of unequal social power are constantly being negotiated at both the micro (individual) and macro (structural) levels in institutions including but not limited to schools;

•Understand and describe one’s own positions within these relations of unequal power;

•Develop the vocabulary and understanding of the key concepts with which to examine issues of diversity in Canadian schools within the theory of critical social justice;

•Improve one’s critical thinking, listening, writing, and speaking skills;

•Develop a plan for acting on all of the above in service of a more just society.

EDUC 438-4 Popular Culture and Education

Fall 2011, Wednesdays 9:30AM-1:20PM, Burnaby, WMC3535

Applying the educational concept of societal curriculum to media representations, this course takes an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing the role of media and popular culture in educating about society. Specifically, the course will explore racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, class, and other socially-constructed differences, and examine how these representations reproduce, or challenge, existing norms and power structures in mainstream society.

This course serves as an introduction to key concepts and authors in fields including critical education studies, critical pedagogy, media studies, sociology, and cultural studies. It will provide undergraduate students in education the conceptual language with which to examine, understand, and respond to the educative power of pop culture and bring it into their classrooms in meaningful and substantive ways. For students in fields other than education, it will introduce them to educational concepts and offer them an introduction to the breadth of scholarship in education (what we study beyond teacher education, and professional development).

For more information: http://www.sfu.ca/~ozlem/ozlem/EDUC_438.html

Zaman, Habiba

GSWS 312 Immigrants, Women and Transnational Migration

Fall 2011, Mondays 9:30AM-12:20PM, Surrey SUR 2985

Examines the global division of labor where migrant women as well as immigrant women tend to be exploited in numerous forms, ranging from lack of citizenship rights and erosion of skills to the risk of sexual assault, due to immigration/migration and social policies of various countries. Prerequisite: 24 units. Students who have previously taken GSWS 320 (or WS 320) Special Topic: Immigrant Women and Economic Security may not take this course for further credit.

GSWS 314 Race, Class and Gender

Fall 2011, Thursdays 8:30AM-12:20PM, Burnaby AQ5004

An examination of feminist, Marxist and anti-racist theories pertaining to the historical development, social construction, and interactive nature of race, class and gender relations. Prerequisite: 15 units. Students who have taken either GSWS 301 (or WS 301) or GSWS 310 (or WS 310) as Special Topics: Race, Class and Gender may not take this course for credit.