ASN 3590 Women and Islam

This course examines women and gender in Islamic societies in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Beginning with an overview of pre-modern history, the course focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics include: women’s roles in production and reproduction, gender ideologies and representations of Muslim women, and the development of feminist, nationalist, and Islamist movements. Throughout the course, we also interrogate our own categories of analysis. What makes a particular society “Islamic” and is this the best way to define our topic? How does our position in the U.S. shape our understanding of Muslim women? How do culture and politics come together to shape women’s roles and rights? Prerequisite(s): WGS 1100 OR WGS 1500 OR AACS 1500 Cross Listed Course(s): WS 3590, HIST 3590
Credits: 3.0