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Academic Year 2002/2003


Gender and Religion
RELI 386 SP

Crosslistings:
ANTH 384
WMST 386

This course will consider the changing role of women in religions across the globe. It surveys the practices of exclusion and inclusion regarding women found in several of the world's religious traditions, including those dominated by women. It explores the symbolic construction of male and female in relation to broader issues of gender, sexuality, and feminism.

MAJOR READINGS

Susan Starr Sered, PRIESTESS, MOTHER, SACRED SISTER
Thomas Cleary and Sartaz Aziz, TWILIGHT GODDESS
Sherry Ortner, MAKING GENDER
Miranda Shaw, PASSIONATE ENLIGHTENMENT
Anne Klein, THE GREAT BLISS QUEEN
Haideh Moghissi, FEMINISM AND ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
L. Friedman, BEING BODIES: BUDDHIST WOMEN ON THE PARADOX OF EMBODIMENT
Sharma & Young, TODAY'S WOMEN IN WORLD RELIGIONS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Class participation, Oral Presentation, 1 Essay, Final Exam.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Gutschow,Kim I.   
Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM;     Location: FISK414
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 18)
SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 5
SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major: 4   SO: 4   FR:

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003


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