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ARBC2681: Gender and Politics in the Arab World
2024 unit information
This unit focuses on the interplay between gender culture and politics in the Arab world. Representations of gender and sexuality and their politicization will be studied through feminist literary and historiographical criticism, permitting a deep historical understanding of current debates.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Arabic Languages and Cultures |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 Junior credit points in any of Arabic and Islamic Studies European Studies English Government History Political Economy Sociology Media and Communication Gender Studies or Cultural Studies |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the centrality of gender to modern and contemporary politics in the region
- LO2. analyze and interpret selected works of Arabic literature in translation and visual arts in terms of gender identity
- LO3. discuss the relationship between cultural productions and the socio-historical environments in which they emerged
- LO4. identify and define the main scholarly terms used in the discussion of gender in the region
- LO5. demonstrate familiarity with the main feminist scholarship from and about the region.
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