INTD 350 - Special Topics

This course focuses on a relatively broad topic in a science, social science, or humanities discipline or interdisciplinary area. Topics will vary from section to section. The course content, and assessments are gauged for third-year students who have chosen a particular focus of study and/or specialization in a discipline or in a thematic area. Students may achieve mastery of course content through such activities as lectures, directed readings, seminar discussions, lab or field activities, student presentations, guided research, term-paper preparation, etc., as appropriate to meet learning outcomes.

Course prerequisite(s): ENGL 100. Completion of 200-level preparatory coursework is generally expected. Alternative prerequisites may be established or permitted depending on the course content and field or discipline. Consult the instructor or the Chair.

Sensing Place: Ethnography, Art, and Embodied Practices (Fall 2025)

In the Yukon, where seasonal rhythms, animal migrations, and weather patterns shape life at every scale, understanding ecological systems calls for methods that engage the whole body. How do we come to know a place—not just through data or description, but also through sensation, movement, and attentive presence? How can deeply rooted land-based experiences be encapsulated and communicated?

This interdisciplinary course explores sensorial approaches to fieldwork and ecological understanding, drawing from ethnography, Northern histories, contemporary art, performance, and Indigenous land-based practices. Rather than centering the written word alone, we will experiment with ways of knowing that arise through listening, touching, tasting, moving, and dwelling.

Together, we will investigate how sound, image, texture, and gesture can reveal the complexity of land relations and ecological phenomena. Students will create multisensory projects using audio, video, movement, food, and field journals to engage with both human and other-than-human worlds. Field excursions and invited guests will offer experiential insights into land-based practices, fostering an embodied approach to research and storytelling.

Available by permission of the professor. Contact Chair, School of Liberal Arts.

Registration in this course is subject to instructor approval. Maria Michails requests additional information from prospective students. Please use this email link mmichails-posidis@yukonu.ca and answer the questions you will see in the body of the email. Thank you. Community members may take this class. Search "Open Studies" to get set up (do the email as well, please).

Special Topics in Anthropology (Fall 2024)

Section description: This individualized directed readings course focuses on advanced themes in the anthropology of gender. Topics may focus on the nature of gender relations, their social and cultural expression, concepts of gender over time and space, and theories of gender inequality drawn from anthropological research. Projects are initiated by senior-level students under the supervision of anthropology faculty.

INTD 350
CRN Instructional method Instructor Location Start date Seats available* Wait listed
10087 Face-to-face Synchronous Shawkat Shareef Whitehorse (Ayamdigut)
20 0
Class schedule
Start date End date Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Classroom - Face to Face - - 9:00 AM - 11:50 AM - - - -
Final Exam - - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - - - -
10083 Online Synchronous Drew Lyness Online/Video
20 0
Class schedule
Start date End date Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Online Scheduled Session - - 2:20 PM - 5:20 PM - - - -
Final Exam - - - - - - -