Summer 2019 - GSWS 320 D100
Special Topics in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (4)
Class Number: 3342
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2019: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
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Instructor:
Itrath Syed
isyed@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
15 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A specific theme within within the field of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, not otherwise covered in depth in regularly scheduled courses, will be dealt with as occasion and demand warrant.
COURSE DETAILS:
The idea of being at once Muslim and feminist continues to be constructed as an ontological impossibility by all sides. The combination of a hegemonic discourse that racializes Muslims as the irredeemable civilizational other, on the one hand, and the dominant patriarchal readings of Islam within Muslim discourses, on the other, threaten to render obsolete the resistant voices of Muslim women. Added to this mix is a western feminist tradition that has often objectified Muslim women as passive, infantilized and in need of being saved. And yet, Muslim women’s feminisms and their activism for social change continues to thrive despite this most inhospitable context.
This course will explore the voices of contemporary Muslim feminists and examine the strategies they have employed to create a viable third space – one that is neither apologetic to patriarchy nor a pawn in shifting global political realities.
Lectures, readings and tutorials are complementary aspects of the course. Students are expected to do the readings each week in advance of class and come to seminar prepared to participate.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/courses/Educational_Goals.html
Grading
- Seminar attendance and participation 15%
- Critical Response Essay – Due June 13 20%
- Critical Response Essay – Due July 11 20%
- Class Presentation 15%
- Take-Home Final Exam – Due August 9 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Readings available as PDFs on the Canvas site for this course.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS