Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Goucher College 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

WGS 282 - Women of North Africa and the Middle East (4 Cr.)

(Formerly WS 282) (Cross listed as HIS 282 )
This course examines the role of women in the greater Middle East region, from the pre-Islamic period through the present. Using primary sources, memoirs, and visual material, the course compares and examines the impact of religion (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), empire, slavery, colonialism, and nationalism on women in Arab, Iranian, Israeli, and Turkish civil society and history. Prerequisite: WGS 150 , a 100-level history course, or sophomore standing. Spring semester. Offered 2015-16 and alternate years. François.