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110-090 Gender and Islam | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr A Saeed, Dr M Kamal & Dr R Pennell |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject will explore gender and related issues in the Islamic cultural context. For this, it first reviews the theoretical formulations regarding the issues involved. Then it goes on to study and analyse relevant Muslim beliefs and practices. Writings of selected theorists of gender are examined critically. The issues involved are also studied in the light of the foundational texts of Islam to gain an understanding of the Islamic beliefs and positions regarding them. Writings by selected thinkers in the area of gender from the contemporary Muslim world are then studied, analysing their views on prejudices against women, the reasons which have created gender-inequality, and whether gender discrimination in Muslim societies is founded in the religious, cultural or meta-cultural. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | Materials supplied by the Institute. |
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