Gender and sexuality affect our lives, workplaces, and institutions. So what can we learn about gender and sexuality to ensure that we foster respect, understanding, and human rights?
A UBC EdX course aims to help participants navigate the fascinating complexities of Gender and Sexuality Studies. It is the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) offered by UBC and EdX to explore Gender and Sexuality Studies in depth.
Led by Dr. Janice Stewart, a faculty member at UBC’s Social Justice Institute, the course digs into some critical questions: What is gender and sexuality? How are gender and sexuality represented in media and popular culture? How can we think critically and creatively about gender and sexuality as they pertain to identity, knowledge, communication, and community?
Using an intersectional approach, the free 6-week online course features globally renowned scholars and covers key topics in the fields of literature, language, geography, history, political science, sociology, anthropology, cinema and media studies, law, and medicine.
We spoke to lead course designer and instructor Janice Stewart about why she created this course and why she believes that Gender and Sexuality Studies is more important now than ever before.
INTRO VIDEO – Learn more about this MOOC!
Registration:
Registration is done on the edX website. Go to the course webpage and click on the “Enrol Now” button on the right side. If you don’t have an edX account, you’ll be asked to create one. You must verify your email address before you can log in to edX and begin the course.
Note: Payment is required to access the course completion certificate. Please use your PD fund for reimbursement.