Overview
LGST 390 is designed to introduce you to the history of women's engagement with the law as a tool to achieve social change. In this course, you will examine issues such as abortion and pornography that exemplify the feminist legal movement in Canada.
Outline
LGST 390 is divided into three parts.
Part I: Learning the Language: Feminist, Legal Discourse
- Unit 1: An Introduction to Feminist Discourse
- Unit 2: Basic Legal Principles and the Canadian Legal System
- Unit 3: Women's Legal Personality: A Test Case
- Unit 4: Critical Perspectives on Law and Rights
Part II: Equality
- Unit 5: The Concept of Equality
- Unit 6: Section 15 of the Charter: A History and Overview
Part III: Case Studies
- Unit 7: Abortion
- Unit 8: Pregnancy and Child Rearing
- Unit 9: Pornography
- Unit 10: Sexual Violence
Evaluation
To receive credit for LGST 390, you must complete two written assignments and a final essay with a précis, and obtain a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 10% |
| Assignment 2 | 15% |
| Précis for Final Essay | 5% |
| Final Paper | 70% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
Other materials
All other learning resources will be available online.