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DEPARTMENT OF EQUITY STUDIES FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Dr. Parbattie Ramsarran Course:

HREQ 1700 - Women and Human Rights

COURSE WEBSITE:

Moodle & eclass.yorku.ca.

LA&PS Moodle template Student Guide to Moodle Frequently Asked Questions Course Director: Dr. Parbattie Ramsarran – [email protected] TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Bahlelisiwe Luhlanga liswa11yuoffice.onmicrosoft.com

Tut (R-1 - 9:30 - 10:30) Tut (R -3 -11:30 - 12:30)

Asheda Dwyer

[email protected]

Tut (R -4 - 9:30 - 10:30) Tut (R -2 - 10:30 - 11:30)

Ahlam Abdel Rahman

[email protected]

Tut (R -5 - 10:30 - 11:30) Tut (R- 6 - 11:30 - 12:30)

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING THE COURSE: As this is an online/remote delivery course, that includes video conferencing (Zoom), video, remote proctoring, students will need the following aids:

Zoom Integration in Moodle Zoomis now integrated into Moodle and you can find instructions on how to use Zoom. Visit Zoom@York for more information. Please note the Zoom integration within Moodle only works for those that are using a yorku.ca email address in their Moodle profile. Others will have to copy and past the meeting URL into the course. 

A stable highspeed internet connection, 1

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A computer with a webcam and microphone and/or A smart device with the above features

Here are some useful links for students to access for help:      

Student Guide to Moodle Eso.laps.yorku./going digital/ Zoom at YorkU User Best Practices Zoom@ Yorku User Reference Guide Computing for Students Website Student Guide to eLearning at York University

Students, to determine your internet speed you can use the online test, for example Speedtest. TIME & LOCATION: Lecture Time: Location:

Thursday: (2:30 – 4:30 (14:30 - 16:30) Remote/On Line- platform

PLEASE NOTE: That this course depends on remote/online teaching and learning.

 There will be no in person interaction or activities on campus COURSE WEBSITE:

Moodle - https://passportyork.yorku.ca/ppylogin/ppylogin

COURSE HELP:

https://elearning.laps.yorku.ca/ https://myonlineservices.students.yorku.ca/ https://coronavirus.info.yorku.ca/category/students/

Cross-listed:

(Cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1920 6.00 PRIOR TO FALL2009: Course credit exclusion: AK/SOSC 1920 6.00). Summer 2020

Term: Catalogue #: Drop date:

Last date to drop course without receiving a grade February 8th, 2021. Please check https://sfs.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/su20

Office Hours: Email:

Thursday 12:30 0’clock (Available via Email or Zoom) [email protected] (Kindly note this is the suggested mode of communication). 2

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Contents Course Schedual..............................................................................................................................3 Course Description:.........................................................................................................................3 Course Objectives:...........................................................................................................................3 ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE............................................................................................4 COURSE TEXT/READINGS (Available at the York University Bookstore).......................4 Additional readings are available via Moodle.................................................................................4 Articles and Reading available on Moodle:.................................................................................4 EVALUATION................................................................................................................................5 CLASS PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE..........................................................................5 COMMUNICATION:......................................................................................................................5 GRADING, ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION, LATE PENALITIES AND MISSED TESTS.........6 SUMMARIES/QUESTIONS/ANSWERS– if applicable...............................................................6 ASSIGNMENT HELP:..................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE......................................................................7 ASSIGNMENT - CONTENT, STRUCTURE AND COLLATION:...........Error! Bookmark not defined. ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION....................................................................................................7 Ejournal articles...........................................................................................................................7 IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.................................................7 ALTERNATE EXAMINATION......................................................................................................8 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY..............................................................................................................8 WRITING DEPARTMENT.............................................................................................................8 Additional Important Information about this Course......................................................................8 TAPING LECTURES:.................................................................................................................8 QUESTIONS...............................................................................................................................9 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY QUIZ...............................................................................................9 SYLLABUS:................................................................................................................................9 New Academic Changes..................................................................................................................9 Citation......................................................................................................................................10 COURSE OUTLINE.....................................................................................................................12

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TEACHING ASSISTANTS, TUTORIALS FULLY ONLINE, DATES & TIME Bahlelisiwe Luhlanga

liswa11yuoffice.onmicrosoft.com

Tut (R-1 - 9:30 - 10:30) Tut (R -3 -11:30 - 12:30)

Asheda Dwyer

[email protected]

Tut (R -4 - 9:30 - 10:30) Tut (R -2 - 10:30 - 11:30)

Ahlam Abdel Rahman

[email protected]

Tut (R -5 - 10:30 - 11:30) Tut (R- 6 - 11:30 - 12:30)

Course Description: This course explores in the private and public spheres, the historically specific realities of women explicitly Canadian women, and their lived social, political and economic realities. The point of entry is the interconnection of women’s rights as human rights. The goal of the course is to interrogate and problematized the marginalization of women’s productive and reproductive contributions in social political and economic spheres, locally and globally. In particular, the course critically analyzes the multiciplicity and diversity of women realities, juxtaposing the homogenization of women’s social, political and economic realities and how this impact the continued marginalization of women rights within the human rights discourses and practices. Expressly, the course invites questions that focuses on the diversity of women and their lived realies. Students are urge to explore new and other approaches to critically analyzing the conceptualization of “woman/women within discourses of human rights.” In so doing, students are able to appreciate and articulate a comprehension of the interconnectedness of how race, class, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, culture, geography, dis/ability and other social structures impact women’s acess to social political and economic resources. Course Objectives: (1) To critically analyze the concept women? Which women? Where are these women geographically, socially, politically and economically located? How can the women’s movement as a social, political and economic movement effect and continues to effect change in the local/global spheres. (2) To explore and situate locally and globally discourses and practices of human rights. (3) To aid students in comprehending how women’s rights as human rights are politicizing and challenging the many social, political and economic local/global institutionalized practices. (4) To introduce and teach students how to theorize, local/global women’s issues.

conceptualize and critically analyze

(5) To develop students’ ability to read, write, and discuss women’s rights as human rights within a social, political and economic framework. (6) To introduce students to feminist and human rights theories, ideologies and practices. (7) To teach students to think and write critically, conceptually and theoretically. COURSE UPDATES/LATENESS/CANCELLATION OF LECTURE (This applies only to lectures)

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For any of the above announcements, it is suggested that students review the Moodle site 2 hours before class. This does not apply to tutorials (If applicable).

ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE The course involves online/remote lectures by the Course Director and invited guests. Lectures might be augmented with guest speakers, films, class discussions and videos. Tutorial meetings are the main locus for discussion of required and recommended reading and assignments in the course, thus, the required readings are central to the course. Lectures and tutorials serve to enrich, clarify, and illustrate crucial issues from the assigned readings. COURSE TEXT/READINGS (Available at the York University Bookstore)

The York Univeristy Bookstore, due to the Covid19 situation, is delivering text books to students. Additional readings are available via Moodle.

Articles and Reading available on Moodle: C. Wright Mills (1965). “The Promise.” The Sociological Imagination. New York: Oxford University Press. 3 – 24. – Key word to use in internet search:

socimagination Modelski, George. ((2002). “Globalization.” In The Global Transformations Reader. (2nd Ed.). By David Held and Anthony McGrew. Pages 55 – 59 (Moodle) Crenshaw, Kimberle. (July 1991). “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color.” Stanford Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 6 (Jul.pp. 1241-1299 https://blackwomenintheblackfreedomstruggle.voices.wooster.edu/wpcontent/uploads/sites/210/2019/02/Crenshaw_mapping-the-margins1991.pdf Jimenez, Laura M. (2017). My Gay Agenda: Embodying Intersectionality in Children's Literature Scholarship Laura M. Jiménez https://muse.jhu.edu/article/662604/pdf

TEXTBOOK: Zawilski, Valerie. (2009). In Equality in Canada: A Reader on the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class. (3rd. Edition). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

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Please note, so as not to be charged with copyright infringement do not make photocopies of the assigned readings.

Any and all other assigned readings are available via the York University library – e-resource or Moodle. EVALUATION Please note students must complete all course requirements including regular online class atendance, remote tutorial attendance and tutorial participation in order to pass the course. All

tests are cumulative and may contain short answer, multiple choices, fill in the blanks and essay questions. The final grade for the course is based on the following items weighted as indicated:      

In Class Test – October 22nd, 2020 2nd In Class Test – December 3rd, 2020 3rd In Class Test – February 25th, 2021 Final In Class Test – April 8th, 2021 Academic Integrity Quiz Tutorial-Participation TOTAL =

15% 20% 20% 20% 5% 20% 100%

CLASS PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE PLEASE, IF YOU MISS A CLASS; KINDLY DO NOT CONTACT THE COURSE DIRECTOR, OR TEACHING ASSISTANTS TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS COVERED? OR WHAT YOU MISSED? TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION(S), TO BE ASSISTED WITH ASSIGNMENTS, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE PRESENT FOR THE ONLINE/REMOTE LECTURE(S), DISCUSSION OF ASSIGNMENTS, AND REMOTE TUTORIALS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ZOOM LECTURES & TUTORIALS ARE RECORDED AND AVAILABLE VIA ECLASS. COMMUNICATION: Please note that I am “readily” available via email: [email protected]. Having noted this, please do not expect immediate responses to your emails, as emailing is time consuming. Email responses will be completed on Tuesday and Thursday from 12 0’ clock to 1:30 pm. Please note that if I do not reply to an email, try resending the email. Please do not send me emails on weekend, I will not answer these emails, until the following week.

EMAIL – PROCEDURES (These procedures apply to both Teaching Assistants and Course Director. (1)Please on the subject line of emails , kindly write the course number and title. Unfortunately, if the course number and title are missing from the subject line, the assumption is that it is a “span” email and it will be deleted. 7

(2)I will reply to emails on Tuesday and Thurday from 12: 00 - 1:30 pm. (3)Before emailing me, kindly refer to the syllabus, if the answer is written in syllabus, your email will be skipped.

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(4)Please do not send an email to my Gmail account, it is a personal account, therefore emails from students will not be answered. (5)It is important to note that emailing is not the means to discuss important issues regarding tests, narratives, book-reports, critical analysis, discussions, readings and/or other assignment related queries. I will respond to these emails by suggesting a Zoom meeting. If for any reason (s) you forget this information, misplace this syllabus, and you need to contact me, I suggest that you search the York University directory using my first and last name. (6)Please do not email the course director to inquiry about your performance in the course or if you should drop the course. The latter is a personal decision and the former can be deducted from your marked, returned assignments. (7)If you are going to miss Zoom lecture for any reasons (I do understand that mishaps occur, please there is no need to email me, you will be noted as absent with or without an email). Unfortunately, if applicable, participation and attendance marks are awarded when you are present. (8)Due to Covid-19 I do not suggest that you try to contact me via the telephone. Please, as stated before I am readily available via email to schedule a Zoom. (9)Please note that if you do not receive a response to an email, that is inquiring about items/issues not in the syllabus, feel free to re-send. I am using Yorku - My mail and my experiences have prepared me for many unexpected challenges. In addition, please review the email address. (10) Please, if you miss a test, kindly do not email me, do read the syllabus for guidelines on your responsibilities. (11) Note, there is an electronic copy of the syllabus on Moodle.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ARE INCLUDED IN ATTENDANCE/ PARTICIPATION MARK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ZOOM LECTURES ARE RECORDED AND THIS IS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS VIA THEIR MOODLE PAGE. PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE Online classroom discussions are important, adding to the vibrancy, diversity, and relevancy of the classroom experience. As 8

such, it is expected that all students will participate in these online discussions. Students are encouraged to prepare for their online classes by engaging the readings, active listening, and by contributing to online class/tutorial and group discussions. Although, there is no formal attendance policy, the focus and content of each test/paper/narrative/scenario/critical analysis is linked to class lectures, presentation, movies, tutorial and seminar discussions. Therefore, all students are encourage to attend and participate in their online class. So as to assist students in comprehending the course content, participation in class is required. If applicable, attendance shall be documented via an attendance booklet, notwithstanding, students are graded on their participation. That is, their ability to discuss the readings, be critically, conceptually, theoretical and analytical. PLEASE NOTE: Participation also includes not disrupting the online class, class structure, discussions, group exercises and presentations. For example, if your camera is on, please do not eat and speak to others in the room (your room); this is visible to all members of the course, and can be disruptive. As well, please, if you need to speak to someone in your home or someone is speaking to you, please take off your mike, that is, mute yourself. COMMUNICATION: Please note that I am “readily” available via email: [email protected]. Having noted this, please do not expect immediate responses to your emails, as emailing is time consuming. Email responses will be completed on Monday and Wednesday from 9 0’ clock to 11:00 am. Please note that if I do not reply to an email, try resending the email. Please do not send me emails on weekend, I am not available. These emails will not answered until the following week.

EMAIL – PROCEDURES (These procedures apply to both Teaching Assistants and Course Director. (1) Please on the subject line of emails, kindly write the course number and title. Unfortunately, if the course number and title are missing from the subject line, the assumption is that it is a “span” email and it will be deleted. (2) I will reply to emails on Monday and Wednesday from 9 0’ clock to 11:00 am. (3) Before emailing me, kindly refer to the syllabus, if the answer is written in the syllabus, your email will be skipped. 9

(4) It is important to note that emailing is not the means to discuss important issues regarding tests, narratives, book-reports, critical analysis, discussions, readings and/or other assignment related queries. I will respond to these emails by suggesting a Zoom meeting. If for any reason (s) you forget this information, misplace this syllabus, and you need to contact me, I suggest that you search the York University directory using my first and last name. (5) Note, there is an electronic copy of the syllabus on Moodle. (6) If you are going to miss Zoom lecture for any reasons (I do understand that mishaps occur, please there is no need to email me, you will be noted as absent with or without an email). Unfortunately, if applicable, participation and attendance marks are awarded when you are present. (7) Due to Covid-19 I do not suggest that you try to contact me via the telephone. Please, as stated before I am readily available via email to schedule a Zoom. (8) Please note that if you do not receive a response to an email, that is inquiring about items/issues not in the syllabus, feel free to re-send. I am using Yorku - My mail and my experiences have prepared me for many unexpected challenges. In addition, please review the email address. (9) Please do not send an email to my Gmail account, it is a personal account, therefore emails from students will not be answered. (10) Please, if you miss a test, kindly do not email me, do read the syllabus for guidelines on your responsibilities. (11) Please do not email the course director to inquiry about your performance in the course or if you should drop the course. The latter is a personal decision and the former can be deducted from your marked, returned assignments.

“Final course grades may be adjusted to conform to Program or Faculty grades distribution profiles.” GRADING, ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION, LATE PENALITIES AND MISSED TESTS Grading: The grading scheme for the...