Lectures

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	Second Lecture Cole and Ahmed Discussion Questions
3	Religious Tradition and the Construction of Gender	Mernissi Article Discussion Questions Stowasser Discussion Questions
4	Hermeneutics, Culture, and the Construction of Gender	Barlas Discussion Questions I
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	Ahmed Study Guide and Discussion Questions Peirce Study Guide Cooke Discussion Questions
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	Brief History of Morocco Mernissi Study Guide
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

Citation: Afsaruddin, A. (2007, February 02). Lectures. Retrieved February 12, 2012, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/arabic-and-middle-east-studies/women-in-islamic-societies/lecture-and-study-materials/lectures.

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