This course engages students in an introductory discussion of anti-discrimination and anti-oppression principles. Students will be introduced to the historical and lived realities of discrimination that equity-seeking groups have encountered and continue to encounter in Canadian society. In so doing, the course explores social, philosophical, and legal responses to discrimination. Students will also consider social theories of anti-oppression, established principles of intersectional allyship, and strategies to foster and support inclusive spaces.
This course engages students in an introductory discussion of anti-discrimination and anti-oppression principles. Students will be introduced to the historical and lived realities of discrimination that equity-seeking groups have encountered and continue to encounter in Canadian society. In so doing, the course explores social, philosophical, and legal responses to discrimination. Students will also consider social theories of anti-oppression, established principles of intersectional allyship, and strategies to foster and support inclusive spaces.
