COLT 1812G - Thematizing Sex and Gender in Writings from the Middle East

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Brown University

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Description:

Investigates historical and social constructions of sexuality and sexual difference in a range of texts from the Modern Middle East. The fundamentally literary framework of the course encompasses memoirs, fiction, poetry and film by and/or about women from the late nineteenth century to the present. Significant authors include Huda Shaarawi, Forugh Farrokhzad, Nawal El-Saadawi, Hanan al-Shaykh. The course will treat various themes and theoretical issues related to gender, sexuality, desire, patriarchy, jurisprudence and reproduction with reference to supplementary readings by such authors as Leila Ahmed, Jacque Lacan, Ali Shari`ati, Afsaneh Najmabadi, Fatema Mernissi.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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