Instructor Contact Info

Kinneret Alexander, Interdisciplinary Studies Department

Preferred contact is Canvas inbox or e-mail. Expect a response time of 24-48 hours between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

Email: kalexander@ccsf.edu

Phone: 415-452-5343

Course Information

This class introduces students to an interdisciplinary examination of differences/similarities in women's lives in the Muslim/Arab world, including the diaspora, and among minorities in the Middle East/Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). Analysis includes diversity, colonization, nationalism, religion, gender, sexuality, family, law, literature, music, art and film.|For more details you can refer to the Course Outline of Record.

Course is UC and CSU transferable, fulfills GE requirements in areas D (social and behavioral sciences), E (humanities), and H (women's and gender studies), is available for honors credit, and satisfies requirements for the certificate in Critical Middle East (SWANA) Studies, AA in WGST, and AA-T in Social Justice Studies. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Explain the impact of religious and cultural gender norms in relation to women’s lives in the Middle East

2. Assess the diversity of Middle Eastern Women’s experience in relation to social, historical, and geographic context.

3. Evaluate Western perspectives on Middle Eastern women historically and currently.

4. Compare political and social movements in the region as relates to gender issues over time using social science methodologies.

5. Analyze contributions that Middle Eastern women have made in artistic, and intellectual production.

Accessibility

This class has been designed to maximize learning success for all types of learners. Students who need academic accommodations can request them from Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS). Email: dspsacom@ccsf.edu Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V), 415-452-5451 (TDD) or use California Relay Service.

More Support

• Optionally join your instructor for a live Zoom Orientation Session

• Post anytime 24/7 to the course Q&A Discussion, for any course-related questions. 

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