Universität Wien

070809 KU Women in Islamic History (2008S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 09.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 16.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 23.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 30.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 07.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 14.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 21.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 28.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 04.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 11.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 18.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 25.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course explores the ways women in the Islamic world have lived and defined themselves in family, work, politics, literature, art and religion. The course covers the time period from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad to the present and focuses on women's voices and experience.
The class will have a lecture format; but it will also have an active-learning component in the form of panel discussions lead by the students. The students will investigate important issues in Muslim women's history such as, for the early period: Women in the Qur'an, women in the life of the Prophet and his immediate successors, women scholarship, role in the development of Sufism, Fiqh and Hadith traditions, literature and the role of harem as a locus of power. For the modern period, themes comprise: the history of feminism in Islamic countries, women's spirituality and religious practices, their encounter with colonialism, their role in the nationalist struggle, their social, intellectual, artistic and political activism, the veil controversy.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Required readings
Abouzeid, L.: Year of the Elephant A Moroccan Woman's Journey (1989) and Return to Childhood (1999)
Mernissi, F.: Dreans of Trespass- Tales of a Harem Girlhood (1995)
Mir-Hosseini, Ziba: Islam and Gender (1999)
Waddy, Ch.: Women in Muslim History (1980)
Wadud, A: Qur'an and Woman (1999)
A bibliography of works suggested for reading and research will be distributed in class or made available online.

Association in the course directory

A1; LAGA1, LAPA1

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