Бакалавриат
2021/2022
Современные ближневосточные сообщества: гендер, религия, культура
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Турция и тюркский мир)
Направление:
58.03.01. Востоковедение и африканистика
Кто читает:
Институт классического Востока и античности
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Самади Можган
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
60
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Gender and Religious Studies are two crucial fields in scholarship about the Middle East. Religion in Middle
Eastern societies is an element affecting all aspects of one’s personal and social life. As a result, all aspects of
Middle Eastern diverse cultures reflect the influence of religion. This course aims to shed light on
interconnections between culture, gender and religion in the contemporary Middle East.
Learning Objectives
- The outcomes of this course are divided into two categories: 1) Knowledge and understanding; 2) Intellectual skills. The first outcome of this course is to introduce students to the interactions between culture, religion and gender in Middle Eastern societies from a multidisciplinary angle. This will be done through a mix of published and recorded materials including movies and documentaries. The second outcome of this course is to improve intellectual skills of the students though analytical and critical thinking, synthesis and analysis of data and information as well as develop advanced skills of written and verbal communication, organization and expression of ideas, discussion and debating ethics.
Course Contents
- Lecture One: Introduction to the Course and Assessment
- Lecture Two: Culture and Gender Identity in the Middle East
- Lecture Three: Religion, Patriarchy and Gender Roles between Public and Private Spheres
- Lecture Four: Gender, Religion and Power in the Contemporary Middle East
- Lecture Five: Islamic Law and Gender in Public and Private Spheres
- Lecture Six: Islamic Veil and Gender
- Lecture Seven: Gender, Education and Employment in the Middle East
- Lecture Eight: Gender, Religion and Modern Art
Assessment Elements
- презентация. активность на семинарах и эссе
- presentation, work in seminars and essay
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd moduleAssessment: 100% of the final mark is divided into three components i) Oral presentation: 30% Each student is supposed to present a 20-minute oral presentation on one of the topics of the course (in big groups, each topic is shared by a team consisting of 2-3 students). ii) Essay Writing: 40% A 3000-word essay must be submitted by December 15. The essay topic is arbitrary. However, it must be within the framework of the lectures thematics. Writing is done in English and follows the conventional structure of an essay, i.e. short introduction + main body + conclusion. Arguments must be supported by bringing evidence from essential/additional sources (references and bibliography are mandatory). iii) Regular presence in the class and activeness: 30% Students are supposed to ask/answer questions and debate with each other.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A most masculine state : gender, politics, and religion in Saudi Arabia, Al-Rasheed, M., 2013
- A most masculine state: gender, politics, and religion in Saudi Arabia, Al-Rasheed, M., 2013
- A world survey of religion and the state, Fox, J., 2008
- Cleveland, W. L., & Bunton, M. P. (2017). A History of the Modern Middle East (Vol. Sixth edition). Boulder, CO: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1286707
- Halliday, F. (2005). The Middle East in International Relations : Power, Politics and Ideology. Cambridge University Press.
- Instilling religion in Greek and Turkish nationalism: a "Sacred Synthesis", Grigoriadis, I. N., 2013
- Islam in transition : religion and identity among British Pakistani youth, Jacobson, J., 2015
- Islam. Vol.1: Islam as religion and law, , 2004
- Orientalism, Said, E. W., 2003
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Funk, W. (2018). Gender Studies. W. Fink.
- Temkina, A., & Zdravomyslova, E. (2003). Gender Studies in Post-Soviet Society: Western Frames and Cultural Differences. Studies in East European Thought, 55(1), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021857831011
- Wilcox, A. (2018). Orientalism and Imperialism : From Nineteenth-Century Missionary Imaginings to the Contemporary Middle East. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1854408