Module ARA2118 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2118: Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Studying Women and Gender in the Middle East
Representation: The Legacy of Orientalism
Islam, Tradition and Patriarchy
The 'Woman Question' and Gender Relations in Nation-State Building
The Political Economy of Honour Crimes
Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East
Women's Struggles to Reform the Personal Status Laws in the Middle East
Women, War and Violence
Women's and Feminist Anti-War Activism
Women's Movements between Secular and Religious Agendas
Revision
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | The course consists of lectures, class discussions and student presentations. Each two-hourly seminar will commence with a class discussion on the topic and reading for the week, and conclude with a lecture on the topic and readings for the following week. |
| Guided Independent study | 128 | A variety of independent study tasks directed by module leader |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
l material will be posted on the Online Learning System and discussion lists will be created.
ELE – http://ele.exeter.ac.uk/
Other Learning Resources
Videos, TV programmes, pictures, memoirs.
