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HIST 524 Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3 Credits
This is a graduate-level survey course on various aspects
of the history of women in Ottoman and Republican
Turkish society. It aims to provide an introduction to the
following historical "moments" and issues : the status of
women according to Islamic law; women in rural society;
provincial urban society and women; women of the
royal household and court from the 14th to the
18th centuries; women in 19th century Ottoman modernization
and related gender issues; the beginnings of active state
involvement in maternity and abortion; the development
of female education; the emergence of women into public
life; marriage, family life, and divorce during the
Ottoman reform period; New Ottoman and Young Turk views
on the emancipation of women; male and female sexuality
in Ottoman Turkish literature; stages in the development,
subsumption, and revitalization of women's and feminist
movements; gender issues in the Republican era.
Last Offered Terms
Course Name
SU Credit
Fall 2022-2023
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Fall 2019-2020
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Fall 2017-2018
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2015-2016
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2013-2014
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2012-2013
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Fall 2011-2012
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Fall 2009-2010
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2006-2007
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2005-2006
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2004-2005
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Spring 2003-2004
Issues in the Gender History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
3
Prerequisite: __
Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements:
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| This is a graduate-level survey course on various aspects of the history of women in Ottoman and Republican Turkish society. It aims to provide an introduction to the following historical "moments" and issues : the status of women according to Islamic law; women in rural society; provincial urban society and women; women of the royal household and court from the 14th to the 18th centuries; women in 19th century Ottoman modernization and related gender issues; the beginnings of active state involvement in maternity and abortion; the development of female education; the emergence of women into public life; marriage, family life, and divorce during the Ottoman reform period; New Ottoman and Young Turk views on the emancipation of women; male and female sexuality in Ottoman Turkish literature; stages in the development, subsumption, and revitalization of women's and feminist movements; gender issues in the Republican era. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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