History 38A8 - Women, Men, & Gender in Africa: Writing Intensive Seminar

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

This seminar explores the ways in which gender relations have been produced, reproduced, and transformed through the everyday actions of women and men in Africa. The focus is both on agency and on structures of power, as we move from a consideration of gender relations during the 19th century jihads in West Africa to problems of love, sexuality, and marriage in contemporary South Africa.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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