Lectures
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Please note that this class is primarily discussion-based.
Therefore, most of the sessions are guided not by formal lectures, but
by a set of questions or observations which bring important aspects of
our readings to the surface. You will find all of the material
presented in this course, in varying degrees of formality, below.
| Week | Topic | Lecture/Study Materials |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Introduction: Gender, Identity, and Islamic Societies |
Introductory Lecture Gocek and Bolaghi Study Guide |
2 |
Gender and Historical Context | |
3 |
Religious Tradition and the Construction of Gender | |
4 |
Hermeneutics, Culture, and the Construction of Gender | |
5 |
Hermeneutics, Culture, and the Construction of Gender, Contd. | Barlas Discussion Questions II |
6 |
The Phenomenon of the Hijab (Veil) |
Lecture on Veiling Hessini Discussion Questions Stowasser Study Guide |
7 |
Discourse of the Hijab: Negotiating Cultures of War | |
8 |
Reading Women's Memoirs and Life Stories: Feminist Consciousness in the Modern Middle East |
Badran Study Guide I
Badran Study Guide II |
9 |
The Egyptian Women's Movement: Rise of Women's Activism | Shaarawi Study Guide |
10 |
Oral Presentations/Sharaawi | Shaarawi Discussion Questions |
11 |
Oral Presentations/Sadaawi | Saadawi Study Guide |
12 |
Oral Presentations/Mernissi | |
13 |
Oral Presentations/Abouzeid |
Abouzeid Discussion Questions |
14 |
Oral Presentations/Al-Shaykh |
Prelude to Zahra: A History of Lebanon Al-Shaykh Study Guide |
| 15 | Oral Presentations/Badr | Badr Study Guide |
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