SWAG 2200 - Multiculturalism and Women's Rights: A Global Perspective

Institution:

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Subject:

Studies in Women and Gender

Description:

What happens when cultural practices seem to deny women basic individual rights? Do women have to choose between their culture and their rights? What is the role of the state in such dilemmas? Is deliberative democracy a solution? This course examines the theoretical literature on these issues as well as specific cases in several countries, including polygamy, veiling, FGM, and tribal and religious laws in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.virginia.edu/

Phone Number:

(434) 924-0311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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