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Starting Your Journey at Queen's: How to Learn and Unlearn

  • Writer: QUnited
    QUnited
  • Jul 4, 2020
  • 5 min read

Over the last several months, we have seen our world as we know it forever changed. As we look to the fall semester, many students are considering ways they can learn, grow, and engage in relevant societal discussions. This week, Roya sat with Chauntae De Gannes, a Queen’s University alumnus, to discuss what that learning journey can look like.


Chauntae is a recent graduate of Queen’s University, where she studied Sociology with a minor in Global Development. Chauntae will be attending the University of Ottawa this fall to pursue her Juris Doctor law degree. She is an enthusiastic and intelligent leader with experience with government, educational environments, and the community. Some highlights include her previous work in the OPS for the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry Land Resources I&IT Cluster. Chauntae is also an exemplary leader, as seen in her various roles, such as serving on the Queen’s Women in Leadership (QWIL) executive responsible for planning workshops & events, and the Queen’s Female Leadership in Politics executive as a year representative. Chauntae has also engaged with her faculty society as the Deputy Academics Commissioner and an Orientation Coordinator for the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (ASUS). Chauntae has held various leadership roles as a member of the Ministry of Education’s Student Advisory Council, and the fact that she was one of 338 women selected to sit in the House of Commons as a “Daughter of the Vote” in 2017, commemorating Canada’s 150th anniversary and 100 years of women having the right to vote.

"At the end of the day, social justice is everywhere- it's ingrained in how we function as a society..."

Chauntae’s top recommendations

  • GNDS 120

  • SOC 235

  • COMM 407

  • SOC 303

  • SOC 363

  • GNDS 312

Connect with Chauntae

Instagram: @chauntsss

Facebook: Chauntae DG

Linkedin: Chauntae De Gannes


Resources


Educate


Classes

  • GNDS 120/3.0: Women, Gender, Difference (Fall/Winter Online)

  • GNDS 211/3.0 Feminist Histories

  • GNDS 215/3.0 Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity (Fall/Winter Online)

  • GNDS 311/3.0 Feminist Thought (Fall)

  • GNDS 312/3.0 Black Feminisms (Fall)

  • GNDS 315/3.0 Feminist Pedagogies (Not offered in 2019-20)

  • GNDS 321/3.0 Gendering Opportunities – Women’s Work (Not offered in 2019-20)

  • GNDS 340/3.0 Indigenous Women, Feminism and Resistance (Not offered in 2019-20)

  • GNDS 370/3.0 Writing Lives: Feminism and Women’s Writing (Winter)

  • ARTH 311/3.0 Gender and Modernism

  • ENGL 222/3.0 Selected Women Writers I

  • ENGL 223.3.0 Selected Women Writers II

  • ENSC 420/3.0 Gender and Environment

  • FILM 331/3.0 Women and Film

  • HIST 280/3.0 Gender in North American History

  • HIST 281/3,0 Gender in History: A European Perspective

  • HIST 465/3.0 Topics in Women's History

  • LLCU 354/3.0 Women's Voices in Latin America

  • PHIL 454/3.0 Topics in Feminist Philosophy

  • POLS 280/3.0 Introduction to Women, Gender and Politics

  • POLS 352/3.0 Women and the History of Political Thought

  • POLS 483/3.0 Justice and Gender

  • SOCY 389/3.0 Gender, Law and Crime

  • SPAN 354/3.0 Cultura femenina latinoamericana

Queen’s Human Rights and Equity Offices:

  • The Human Rights Office provides confidential advice to Queen’s community members on human rights issues and a variety of educational programming. The Equity Office provides leadership, information and liaison on equity matters throughout the University.

  • To request an appointment with a Human Rights Advisor:

    • Email: hrights@queensu.ca

    • Call at (613) 533-6886

    • (When back on campus ~ Come to Reception in room B506, Mackintosh-Corry Hall)

  • Please see their website to learn more about connecting with a Human Rights Advisor and access their online courses and training modules.

Join


Amnesty International

  • Queen’s Amnesty International is a human rights group at Queen’s University. We are one of many small chapters that work on behalf of Amnesty International, a global movement of people campaigning to promote and protect human rights around the world. Amnesty International is independent of any government, political ideology, or economic interest. Our vision is a world in which human rights are respected for everyone, everywhere.

Daughters for Life: Queen’s University Chapter

  • Daughters for Life Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that creates accessible education opportunities and offers full scholarships, awards and fellowships to young women from the Middle East. The Queen’s University Chapter strives to raise money and awareness for these causes. The organization was founded by Dr. Abuelaish, a five-time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, in 2010. Dr. Abuelaish grew up in Gaza, Palestine. He was the first Palestinian doctor to work in an Israeli hospital. In January of 2009, the Israeli military shelled his home in Gaza killing three of his daughters – Aya, 13, Mayar, 15, and Bessan, 21.

Champions of change

  • Champions of Change is a club that is an extension of Plan International’s global network of youth promoting gender equality and challenging harmful social norms through peer-to-peer mobilization. Plan international is a global organization dedicated to advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. It is active in more than 70 countries right now. Champions of Change Clubs champion girls’ rights and gender equality by raising awareness, education and fundraising for Plan International, Because I am a Girl Movement. Champions of Change Clubs are an avenue for young people to enact change on a local and global scale.

Current events Club

  • Our goal is to inform and educate Queen’s students about the current social and political events occurring around the world in a fun and engaging environment through lively discussions. If you want to become a more well-rounded individual, come join the Current Events Club. Get involved. Get Informed.

Jam for Justice Queen’s

  • This club is the Queen’s branch of the non-profitable organization Jam for Justice. Founded in 2010, Jam for Justice (J4J) supports social development and well-being through music. Through its unique programs, Jam for Justice uses music in creative ways to empower individuals and communities. Jam for Justice has engaged thousands of participants, donated over $36,000 to support causes in need at home and abroad, and worked with over 300 artists.

Queen’s Female Leadership in Politics (QFLIP)

  • QFLIP is the premier Canadian undergraduate conference working towards the intersectional empowerment of women in the political realm. The conference is a three-day event where over 150 students from across Canada participate to engage with our inspiring speakers, skill-building workshops, and meaningful networking opportunities.

  • Listen to the podcast to hear more about what QFLIP has in-store for the upcoming year

Queen’s Women in Leadership (Q.WIL)

  • Queen’s Women in Leadership (QWIL) hosts an annual 4-day conference to bring students, businesses and speakers together to build connections, learn about and discuss women's issues, and empower a new generation of female leaders.

Queen’s Women of Colour Collective (QWOCC)

  • Queen’s Women of Colour Collective (QWOCC) strives to provide a supportive community open to discussing issues pertaining to ethnicity, academics, and personal narratives. QWOCC fosters a creative environment for both women of colour and allies to share stories, advice and celebrate diversity within the Queen’s community. QWOCC will utilize social media, blog-based content, and regular on-campus.

Queen’s Undergraduate Women and Law (QUWAL)

Queen’s Women in Financial Markets (QWFM)

Women in International Security Queen’s (WIIS-Queen’s)

  • Women in International Security Queen’s (WIIS-Queen's) is an active student-run network dedicated to promoting women in all stages of their career in the field of peace and security through mentorship, outreach and other forms of professional development.

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WIISQueens/

Women in Science and Engineering - Queen’s University (WiSE)

  • Queen’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) seeks to promote women’s participation in the sciences and engineering by providing networking and mentorship opportunities for Queen’s students.

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueensWISE/

Queen’s Advocates for Women’s Global Rights

  • Queen's Advocates for Women's Global Rights focus’ on how education, violence against women and sex trafficking, maternal health and reproductive rights and economic empowerment affect women in impoverished countries around the globe.

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qagrqueens/

Indigo Girls Group

  • Indigo Girls Group is an organization run by young women for young women. Through diverse mediums we aim to educate and create discussion surrounding current societal themes for girl's, themes relevant in both local and global contexts.


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