WMST 260. Women, Gender, Islam. 1 Credit.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3
An exploration of how Muslims have conceived of and performed gender, both historically and today. Counter to the trope that “Islam oppresses women,” we will consider an array of gendered dynamics that characterize Muslim societies. We will also examine the geopolitical contexts that contribute to this trope to begin with. Crosslisted as RELI 260.