Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-363 | History, as HIST-397 | Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-362
Formerly listed as: ASLC-63 | HIST-62
Monica M. Ringer (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 397 [ME], ASLC 363 [WA], and SWAG 362.) The course examines the major developments, themes and issues in woman’s history in the Middle East. The first segment of the course concerns the early Islamic period and discusses the impact of the Quran on the status of women, the development of Islamic religious traditions and Islamic law. Questions concerning the historiography of this “formative” period of Islamic history, as well as hermeneutics of the Quran will be the focus of this segment. The second segment of the course concerns the 19th- and 20th-century Middle East. We will investigate the emergence and development of the “woman question,” the role of gender in the construction of Middle Eastern nationalisms, women’s political participation, and the debates concerning the connections between women, gender, and religious and cultural traditions. The third segment of the course concerns the contemporary Middle East, and investigates new developments and emerging trends of women’s political, social and religious activism in different countries. The course will provide a familiarity with the major primary texts concerning women and the study of women in the Middle East, as well as with the debates concerning the interpretation of texts, law, religion, and history in the shaping of women’s status and concerns in the Middle East today. This class is conducted as a seminar. Two class meetings per week.
Limited to 20 students. Fall semester. Professor Ringer.
Section 01
Tu 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM CHAP 101
Th 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM CHAP 101
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad: His Life Based on Earliest Sources | 1983 | Martin Lings | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Women & Gender in Islam | Yale, 1992 | Leila Ahmed | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Sabriya: Damascus Bittersweet | Interlink, 2003 | Ulfat Idilbi | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Politics of Piety: . . . | Princeton, 2005 | Saba Mahmood | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Believing Women in Islam | U Texas Press, 2002 | Asma Barlas | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Secularism Confronts Islam | 2009 | Olivier Roy | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.