Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
GEOG 3026 – Special Topics in the Geography of Canada
Theme for Fall 2015: Geographies of Social Movements in Canada
Have you ever wondered what is going on when you see a
news broadcast of people protesting and waving signs?
Perhaps you have experience and personally participated in
exercising your social democratic rights during a protest?
Or perhaps you have started to see the links between your own concerns
for the environment and human rights and are interested in teasing out
some of the triumphs and challenges of social movements in Canada?
If so then Geographies of Social Movements in Canada is the course for you.
In this course, Professor Fran Klodawsky, explores the significance of geography in the study of social movements in Canada.
While social movements have not, typically, been the focus of most geographers’ investigations, critical geographers have identified a range of concepts that are relevant to the study of social movements, including place, network, territory and scale.
The teaching format for this course will combine introductory remarks by the instructor with multiple other formats, including small-group, peer-led and other in-class discussion.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 2015/03/07: Signs about affordable daycare in Canada during a protest march the International Women’s Day in Toronto.
Thousands gathered in Toronto on Saturday day to mark International Women’s Day. The main themes of this year’s march were fighting for the rights of aboriginal women and raising awareness about sexual violence and racial discrimination. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The examination of these concepts through case studies of Canadian social movements is the focus of this course.
The case studies will involve a variety of themes, including among others: environment, food security, securitization, urban reform, and human rights in relation to concerns such as: disability, gender, Indigeneity, labour, migration, race/ethnicity, refugee status, sexual orientation.
In the second half of the course, the value of a geographical lens in the study of social movements will be further explored in relation to key issues, including bodies and emotions; neoliberalism; media and framing; and transnationalism.
Please register through Carleton Central or contact our Undergraduate Administrator Karen Tucker.