
BIO
Amanda Watson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University. Her first book, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety, is available now from UBC Press.
AVAILABLE NOW FROM UBC PRESS
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
MEDIA & INSIGHTS



October 13, 2020
The following is an excerpt from Amanda Watson’s new book, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety, in which she finds herself nine months pregnant with her second baby, multiple balls in the air.

October 5, 2020
An interview with CTV Morning LIVE.

September 23, 2020
An interview with Tarnjit Parmar of News1130

COURSES (2022)
See below for previously taught.
GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND THE CULTURE OF CAPITALISM
We examine the ways in which the capitalist economic system has shaped value systems, and influenced what we can think of as "capitalist culture." Throughout the course we explore how various global problems and responses to these problems are rooted in capitalist culture and how we might imagine problems and responses differently.


POLITICS OF FAMILY
January - April 2022
What makes a family? Whose families are afforded political and social inclusion and who is excluded on the basis of family illegibility? This course invites students to critically analyze the sociopolitical construction of families and the stakes involved for love and kinship across hierarchies of power. Topics include: care, gendered and racialized divisions of labour, home economics, legal and biomedical constructions of family, queering kinship, love and intimacy, colonial legacy, eugenics, assisted reproductive technologies, poverty, monogamy and nonmonogamy, parenting, motherhood, and having kids in climate crisis, among others.
POWER, CONFLICT, AND CHANGE IN CANADIAN SOCIETY
2022
This course aims to introduce students to foundational assumptions about Canadian society. It also aims to prepare students to write essays for the social sciences. We will begin with an introduction to how social scientists approach the study of society in general, and move through a series of questions particular to Canadian society, including: How is Canadian society infused with colonial legacy? How are social hierarchies shaped by deeply held ideas about Canada and rooted in Canadian law and policy? Topics include: state violence, citizenship, capitalism, welfare state, poverty, immigration, labour, education, health, media, and activism. We will consider several Canadian myths, including multiculturalism, a level playing field, and equal access to health and education.

PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
Acadia
GENDER, RACE, AND POPULAR CULTURE
SFU
SEXUALITY, GENDER, AND POPULAR CULTURE
Ottawa
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Acadia
SOCIOLOGY OF WORK
Acadia
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
Acadia
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILIES
Acadia
INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY
SFU
CONTACT
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Simon Fraser University
AQ 5054, 8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC, Canada V5A 1S6