CO-SPONSORSHIP: Islam, Gender, Women Unit and Study of Islam Unit

Co-sponsored Session: Teaching Specific Readings on Women and Gender in Islamic Studies in the Undergraduate Classroom 

In this session, we envision the presentation of a specific reading assignment (chapter or journal article length) that contributes to teaching gender in Islamic studies. We invite proposals that explain how the instructor has taught/is teaching a particular reading and what kind of assignment accompanies that reading. How does the assignment pedagogically enhance both the reading material assigned and the study of gender? Put another way, why this reading and why this assignment? How do they help an undergraduate better understand the issues surrounding gender and Islamic studies? In the proposal, please indicate the full citation of the reading and explain why you are interested in sharing it with others at the AAR.