16.7 2nd or 3rd year Dr Y Choueiri. Normally 25 points of first year history. First semester Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week. Students who complete this subject should be able to: understand the role played by women in the history of the Middle East; identify theoretical and methodological approaches to research; appreciate the differences in women's status across the region and over time; incorporate the use of gender as a category of historical analysis. This subject covers the history of Middle Eastern Women in the context of religion (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) and social change. It treats gender inequalities, patriarchy, property rights and responses to social change. Written work totalling not more than 5,000 words. Moghadam, V. , Modernizing Women, Lynne Rienner Pub. , 1993 Keddie, N and Baron, B. , Women in Middle Eastern History, Yale University, 1991 16.7 Dr Y Choueiri. First semester. Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial each week. Students who complete this subject should be able to: understand the role played by women in the history of the Middle East; identify theoretical and methodological approaches to research; appreciate the differences in women's status across the region and over time; incorporate the use of gender as a category of historical analysis. This subject covers the history of Middle Eastern Women in the context of religion (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) and social change. It treats gender inequalities, patriarchy, property rights and responses to social change. Written work totalling not more than 5,000 words. Moghadam, V. , Modernizing Women, Lynne Rienner Pub. , 1993 Keddie, N and Baron, B. , Women in Middle Eastern History, Yale University, 1991