Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
FWIS 119 001 (CRN: 24146)
MUSLIM WOMEN & GLOBAL POLITICS
Long Title: BEYOND THE BURQINI: MUSLIM WOMEN, FEMINISM, AND GLOBAL POLITICS
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Shehabuddin, Elora
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR RZR 106 (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
Session: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 7-DEC-2023 6:32PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
27-APR-2018
9:00AM - 12:00PM F TBA TBA
Description: Traces history of Western interest in Muslim women, paying particular attention to how the figure of the Muslim women has been used by western feminist to make their own case for gender equality. Readings include writings by different English and American feminists and by Muslim authors from around the world.