WOMS 588 - Gender Race East/West Divide

Institution:

Wichita State University

Subject:

Women's Studies

Description:

WOMS 588. Gender, Race and the West/East Divide General education issues and perspectives course. Examines critically the role of gender and race in the making of a supposed essential divide between ¿the West¿ and ¿the East.¿ Students are introduced to Edward Said¿s concept of Orientalism and the field of critique that targets how Europe and the U.S. craft an identity ¿the West¿ via its other, called variously, ¿the Orient,¿ ¿Islam,¿ the ¿Muslim world,¿ and the ¿Arab world.¿ Questions explored include: What is Orientalism? What is the relationship between colonialism/imperialism and the representation of ¿the Orient¿ or ¿the East.¿ How, for whom, and for what purposes do gender and race matter in this construct of a divide between West and East? These questions are examined across genres and media¿i.e., in travel accounts, film, literature, policy making, and news reportage.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wichita.edu

Phone Number:

(316) 978-3456

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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