Course Title: Women and Gender in Philosophy and Religion: 'Women and Gender in Judaism' |
Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
Description: This course examines gender as a key category in Jewish religious thought and practice. Students examine different theories of gender and intersectional feminisms, concepts of gender in a range of Jewish sources, and feminist Jewish responses to those sources. Students work with the Judaica collection at the MHC Art Museum and consider material culture as a source for women's and gender studies. Topics may include: how Jewish practice and law regulate sexuality and desire; feminist, queer and trans methods of engaging patriarchal texts; methods of studying women and gender in Jewish cultures; racialization. |
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
Mara Benjamin   |           | benjamin@mtholyoke.edu   |
Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019   | Lecture   | Wednesday and Friday   | 01:30PM - 02:45PM   | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory   | 126   | Weekly |
Requisite Courses         | ||
None |           |           |
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Course Tags         |
Cross-listed Sections         |
JWST-234-01 Women and Gender in Judaism   |
GNDST-210JD-01 Women and Gender in Judaism   |
RELIG-234-01 Women and Gender in Judaism   |
Course Availability | ||||
Section status: Open     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 10     | Available: 8     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
Title: Standing Again at Sinai Author: Plaskow, Judith Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780060666842 Publisher: |
Required   | 17.00   |
Title: Women and Jewish Law Author: Biale, Rachel Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780805210491 Publisher: |
Required   | 17.95   |
Title: The Soul of the Stranger Author: Ladin, Joy Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781512602937 Publisher: Brandeis University Press |
Required   | 29.95   |
Title: My Life as a Radical Jewish Woman Author: Rakovsky, Puah Copyright: 2001 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780253108579 Publisher: Indiana UP |
Required   | 22.00   |
Additional Book Comments         |
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |
Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop   |