Gender, Space, and Resistance - Detailseite

This course explores the dynamic interplay between gender, space, and state policies in Iran, focusing on how women navigate and resist the gendered narratives imposed by the state. By examining both historical and contemporary contexts, the course delves into the ways Iranian women, from various backgrounds and walks of life, have engaged with modernity, anti-modernity, and state-driven agendas. Through a mix of theoretical frameworks and case studies, students will gain insights into the strategies used by women to resist and negotiate oppressive structures, with an emphasis on the spatial aspects of their resistance.

Key Literatures:

1. Kılıçkıran, D. (2013). Woman, Home, and the Question of Identity. Kadın/Woman 2000–Journal for Women’s Studies,14(1), Pages: 1-28
2. Heynen, H., & Baydar, G. (2005). Negotiating domesticity: Spatial productions of gender in modern architecture. Routledge.
3. Amin, C. M. (2002). The making of the modern Iranian woman: gender, state policy, and popular culture, 1865-1946(p. 203). Gainesville: University Press of Florida.