Islam, Gender, Women Unit
Session 1; 120 minutes: New Books and Articles on Islam, Gender, and Women
Title: New Publications in the Study of Islam, Gender, and Women: Roundtable Discussions
This session highlights recent scholarship in the study of Islam, gender, and women through an interactive, small-group format. We invite proposals on recent books or articles (published after 2021) that are significant to the subfield and contain rich material for discussion.
Selected participants have 5 minutes to present one proposed publication through a concise handout or slide deck to the full audience, then will serve as discussion facilitators for attendees at their tables. Attendees will have access to these materials in advance in order to select the table of their choice for an in-depth conversation. The session will conclude with brief reports from each facilitator to the full audience.
IGW is committed to non-traditional formats for its sessions on scholarship related to the study of gender and women in Islam.Proposals that do not conform to these non-traditional formats, or variations to it, will not be considered.
Session Format: Multi-table facilitated discussion with pre-circulated slides or handouts
Title: Teaching Islam, Gender, and Women through Multimedia Strategies and Challenges
This pedagogy-focused session invites educators to share an effective use of multimedia (film clips, online videos, music, digital or real life art/museum exhibitions, social media posts, or other audiovisual materials) in teaching topics related to Islam, gender, and women. Each presenter will lead a breakout table in discussion on pedagogical goals, learning outcomes, and practical strategies for fostering critical engagement about their chosen multimedia resource for about 50 minutes, followed by 5-7 minutes of summation for all attendees.
Proposals should:
• Identify the selected multimedia material and explain its relevance
• Describe the themes it addresses and the classroom conversations it opens
• Offer concrete teaching strategies, activities, and/or assignments that participants can adapt for their own courses
We especially welcome presentations that model a brief segment of the proposed classroom activity, allowing attendees to experience the material as students. Proposals from graduate students are also especially welcome.
Accepted presenters will be required to submit their slide deck or electronic materials by X DATE for inclusion in the program book.
IGW is committed to non-traditional formats for its sessions on scholarship related to the study of gender and women in Islam.Proposals that do not conform to these non-traditional formats, or variations to it, will not be considered.
Session
Format: Multi-table facilitated discussion with pre-circulated slides or handouts
The Islam, Gender, Women (IGW) Unit uses non-traditional programming to address meta-questions of the study of gender and women in relation to Islam and Muslims, to support the mentoring and development of its scholars, and to create resources and scholarly networks to advance the field. The name IGW signals that the study of gender and women is an essential subfield of the larger study of Islam and Muslims while shifting attention away from the “woman question in Islam” and toward the study of gender. Our unit examines the relational formation and subversion of genders, while still taking into account “women” as they are interpellated by complex social and symbolic systems.
IGW brings together scholars at all career stages, including those working outside the academy. It supports scholarly reflexivity in a collaborative and collegial setting, discussing methods/approaches and the professional dimensions of research and teaching in the field. It fosters collective consideration of the aims, evolution, and lacunae of the field as a way to nurture new lines of inquiry. Our non-traditional programming, such as workshops and mentoring/networking sessions, aims to strengthen rather than compete with the work of related program units, prevent the segregation of scholarship on gender and women into one unit, encourage sustained “mainstream” engagement with questions of gender and women, and expand opportunities for collaboration and conversation with and among other units.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazeen Ali | tazeen.ali@wustl.edu | - | View |
| Zahra Ayubi, Dartmouth College | zayubi@gmail.com | - | View |