2026/2027
Мусульманские женщины современного Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки
Статус:
Дисциплина общефакультетского пула
Кто читает:
Институт классического Востока и античности
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Самади Можган
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is designed for one module (two sessions per week, one lecture session and one seminar). Participation in this course does not require special prerequisites.
Students will be introduced to the use of a range of the most up-to-date international sources relating to the study of Muslim women in the MENA.
Students will be able to answer the following two principal questions by the end of the course: “How has the situation of Muslim women in this culture area been changing throughout the modern age?” and “In what senses (if any at all) and to what extent the situation of Muslim women in this region distinctive and exceptional?”
In doing so, students will be introduced to the following:
- some key Islamic teachings that are essential for understanding the lectures,
- the concepts of gender and gender empowerment,
- a brief history of the women's movements in the region,
- the concepts of feminism, Islamic feminism, and negotiating with patriarchy in the region,
- the connections between religion, power, education and employment in the lives of Muslim women in this region,
- Muslim women and art.
Learning Objectives
- Knowledge and understanding. The first outcome of this course is to introduce students to the situation of women in the contemporary Middle East. This will be done through a mix of published and recorded materials including movies and documentaries.
- Intellectual skills. The second outcome of this course is to improve the intellectual skills of students through the fostering of analytical and critical thinking, synthesis and analysis of data and information as well as to develop advanced skills of written and verbal academic communication, organization and expression of ideas, discussion and debating ethics.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge and understanding. The first outcome of this course is to introduce students to the situation of women in the contemporary Middle East. This will be done through a mix of published and recorded materials including movies and documentaries.
- Intellectual skills. The second outcome of this course is to improve the intellectual skills of students through the fostering of analytical and critical thinking, synthesis and analysis of data and information as well as to develop advanced skills of written and verbal academic communication, organization and expression of ideas, discussion and debating ethics.
Assessment Elements
- Activeness in lectures and seminars
- Seminar presentation
- Oral exam by the end of semester 40% of the final mark (4 of 10) Sources
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.4 * Oral exam by the end of semester 40% of the final mark (4 of 10) Sources + 0.2 * Activeness in lectures and seminars + 0.4 * Seminar presentation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Abrahamian, E. (2008). A History of Modern Iran. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=234374
- Michael Axworthy. (2016). A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind. Basic Books.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Hamid Naficy. (2012). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 3 : The Islamicate Period, 1978–1984. Duke University Press Books.
- Hamid Naficy. (2012). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4 : The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. Duke University Press Books.