History 209 - COLQ:ASPECTS MIDDLE EAST HIST

Topics course. Development of discourses on gender as well as lived experiences of women from the rise of Islam to the present. Topics include the politics of marriage, divorce, and reproduction; women's political and economic participation; masculinity; sexuality; impact of Islamist movements. Provides introduction to main themes, and nuanced historical understanding of approaches to the study of gender in the region.

Topic: Women and Gender in the Middle East.