The University of Saskatchewan announced a new interdisciplinary certificate program in queer theory, gender diversity, and sexualities..This new program is different from the existing women’s and gender studies programs..Carolina de Barros is pursuing a masters in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan and goes by “they.”.“I didn’t have the opportunity to have a central queer certificate. So mostly what I would do is I would go onto the course catalogue for the University of Saskatchewan and just scour like every single department,” said Barros to CBC News..Barros said the old system of trying to figure out where to find these courses was “a lot of work.”.Barros wants to learn more about sexuality and how “labels are used.”.University of Saskatchewan history professor Alessio Ponzio hopes the new certificate will help LGBTQ+ feel more accepted, and the planning started years ago..“The queer certificate is going, really, to be a way to make queer people feel, I think, accepted more. And it’s going to be a way also to teach them about themselves, about others, about history, about anthropology,” Ponzio told CBC News..“As a queer person, I felt it was very important for me to offer to the students something that would allow them to understand themselves, understand the world around them.”.All students can take the new certificate and they spread the courses across different university departments, not just within the Women’s and Gender Studies department..Some of the courses include Situated Transnational Feminisms, Reading on the Edge Feminist and Queer Cultural Texts, Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Transnational Feminisms, and Performing Masculinities..The new certificate program begins in May 2022..Chris Oldcorn is a Western Standard Reporter based in Regina.,coldcorn@westernstandard.news,Twitter: @chrisoldcorn,.Parler: @chrisoldcorn.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The University of Saskatchewan announced a new interdisciplinary certificate program in queer theory, gender diversity, and sexualities..This new program is different from the existing women’s and gender studies programs..Carolina de Barros is pursuing a masters in psychology at the University of Saskatchewan and goes by “they.”.“I didn’t have the opportunity to have a central queer certificate. So mostly what I would do is I would go onto the course catalogue for the University of Saskatchewan and just scour like every single department,” said Barros to CBC News..Barros said the old system of trying to figure out where to find these courses was “a lot of work.”.Barros wants to learn more about sexuality and how “labels are used.”.University of Saskatchewan history professor Alessio Ponzio hopes the new certificate will help LGBTQ+ feel more accepted, and the planning started years ago..“The queer certificate is going, really, to be a way to make queer people feel, I think, accepted more. And it’s going to be a way also to teach them about themselves, about others, about history, about anthropology,” Ponzio told CBC News..“As a queer person, I felt it was very important for me to offer to the students something that would allow them to understand themselves, understand the world around them.”.All students can take the new certificate and they spread the courses across different university departments, not just within the Women’s and Gender Studies department..Some of the courses include Situated Transnational Feminisms, Reading on the Edge Feminist and Queer Cultural Texts, Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Transnational Feminisms, and Performing Masculinities..The new certificate program begins in May 2022..Chris Oldcorn is a Western Standard Reporter based in Regina.,coldcorn@westernstandard.news,Twitter: @chrisoldcorn,.Parler: @chrisoldcorn.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
