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21H.263[J] Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa
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(Same subject as WGS.220[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: F11-2 (66-148)
Provides an overview of key issues and themes in the study of women and gender relations in the Middle East and North Africa. Includes readings from a variety of disciplines, e.g., history, anthropology, sociology, literature, religious studies, and media studies. Addresses themes such as the relationship between the concepts of nation and gender; women's citizenship; Middle Eastern women's activism and the involvement of their Western "sisters" to this movement; gendered interpretations of the Qur'an and the example of the Prophet Muhammad; and the three H's of Orientalism (hijab, harem, and hamam).
L. Ekmekcioglu
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