HISTORY 2137 - Jewish Women:Gender Roles and Cultural Change

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Bard College

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GSS, Jewish Studies, Religion This course draws upon historical texts and memoirs to examine the changing economic, social, and religious roles of Jewish women and to explore the intersection of gender with religious and ethnic identities across the medieval and modern periods. It begins by considering the status of women in Jewish law and then looking at various issues, including the forms of women's religious expression; marriage and family patterns; the differing impact of enlightenment and secularization on women inWestern and Eastern Europe; and the role of women in the Zionist and labor movements in Europe, Israel, and the United States. Did modernity in fact herald an era of greater opportunity for Jewish women? How did their experiences differ from those of Jewish men? These and related questions are considered.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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