Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

POLI 458 - GENDER & POLITICS MIDDLE EAST

Long Title: GENDER AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Department: Political Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): POLI 395
Description: Seminar will provide understanding of intertwined relationship between gender and politics in contemporary Middle East and North Africa. Will focus on the region’s historical, soci-political, and cultural contexts that have contributed to the current discourse on gender in the Arab World. Will explore the role of Arab women in the political processes across the Middle East. Concrete examples given.