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141044 VO AR-12 Gender Studies / Muslim World (2025S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Voraussetzung: STEOP
Tu 11.03. 16:45-17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 18.03. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 25.03. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 01.04. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 08.04. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 29.04. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 06.05. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 13.05. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 20.05. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 27.05. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 03.06. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 10.06. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Tuesday 17.06. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Pre-modern Arabic texts often narrate stories of heroic warriors, noble rulers or wise scholars. The imaginations of ideal masculinity are contrasted with stories about ascetics, jokers or rough fellows - concepts of masculinity that deviate from the hegemonic norm. In modern texts, on the other hand, these narratives are partly perpetuated, partly replaced or supplemented by new images of "modern masculinity". This lecture will examine the pluralistic concepts of masculinity and their manifestations in literary discourse. Masculinity is not understood as something given, but as construction and performance. Among others, the following aspects will be examined:
- The pre-Islamic concept of muruwwa and its semantic change over time
- The image of the Bedouin between nostalgic imagination of identity and the creation of alterity
- Mirrors for Princes: instructions for the ideal ruler
- Manifestations of refinement: The ẓarīf as an example of urban hegemonic construction of masculinity
- Hero or daredevil: typologies of masculinity in pre-modern Arabic popular literature
- Carnivalesque gender bender in the shadow theater of the Mamluk period
- Constructions of national identity in interaction with narratives of modern masculinity

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam. No aids are allowed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Kindly refer to German version.

Examination topics

The material presented in the lecture. To make exam preparation easier, control questions will be formulated for each unit, which will be uploaded on Moodle. Handouts and other materials will also be made available on Moodle; however, these are only intended as learning aids, they are not sufficient for exam preparation on their own and must be supplemented by your own notes.

Reading list

Please see German version above for a selected bibliography (further reading will be announced during the lecture).

Association in the course directory

AR-12

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