JINS 339 - Gender and Culture (template course)

Examination of the intersections of issues of gender and cultural anthropological and literary/artistic conceptions of “culture.” Possible topics: Women of the Middle East - The study of women in the modern Middle East and North Africa through the examination of culture, both as an anthropological concept and as an artistic category (including literature and the “fine arts”). Students will examine historical, religious, and political issues through literature, theatre, music, and the visual arts, comparing the self-presented image of the women of the area with anthropological-derived descriptions and data.

Prerequisite: Junior status.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Junior Interdisciplinary Writing-Enhanced Seminar Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program. The “Women of the Middle East” section fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.