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ARBC2671: Transnational Muslim Women and Veiling
2024 unit information
This unit examines the history of Muslim veiling the religious discourses which are regularly cited as dictating a dress code for Muslim women and the historical political regional and cultural variations in veiling practices We also consider the multiple meanings that the veil has had for Muslim women and pay attention to Muslim womens voices of resistance toward stereotypical images of the veil as they are disseminated by the media and by fundamentalist Islamist regimes
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arabic Languages and Cultures
| Code | ARBC2671 |
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| Academic unit | Arabic Languages and Cultures |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 Junior credit points from Arab Language and Cultures French Studies Asian Studies American Studies History Studies in Religion |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. analyse the multiple reasons why Muslim women practice veiling in Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority societies
- LO2. demonstrate a systematic understanding of the social, cultural, historical, political, and economic forces shaping contemporary veiling practices
- LO3. discuss Muslim veiling practices from the perspective of Muslim women themselves, and be capable of distinguishing their voices from those by religious and political leaders
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of Muslim women's voices of resistance to imposed veiling and unveiling policies, as well as to stereotypical views of veiling.
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