Course Details
Country:
France
Institution:
Sciences Po - Paris campus
Course Title:
GENDER AND QUEER LAW
Course Number:
DDRO 25A16
Course Description:
This course aims to provide a brief overview on women and gender in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As such, it comparatively examines feminist and gender theories, as well as historical and contemporary developments in the region from a gendered perspective. The sessions are intended to have a global focus, yet they also discuss country specific examples and case studies from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. The course will sketch out main debates in feminist theory and political science, and examine feminist scholarship and its repercussions in the region. It tackles miscellaneous political concepts varying from colonialism and orientalism to nationalism and citizenship, and interrogates on their gendered dynamics and outcomes. It will investigate feminist trends including Islamic feminism to secular feminism, and construe actors, horizons, challenges and constraints of women's movements in MENA. It will also embrace recent developments such
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
WMST 450, CRIM 407
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