| Course Title: Women and Gender in Philosophy and Religion: 'Women and Gender in Judaism' |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| 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 Mount Holyoke College 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 , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , 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 |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NOPRI0001 | Used to identify non-primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion |
| 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: 23 | Enrollment: 0 | Available: 23 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |