Gender in the Middle East

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

How have gender and sexuality shaped the history of the Middle East and North Africa? How and why did gender and sexual norms change over time in relation to colonialism, capitalism, nation-building, and middle-class formation? How did gender and sexuality intersect with race and class? The first five weeks of the course will focus on gender and sexuality in the premodern era, and the remainder of the course will focus on the twentieth century. The goal is to introduce students to key topics and debates in the field while studying the lived experiences of people in the region.