This course offers a critical examination of how masculinity is influenced by religious, political, and socio-economic factors in the MENA Region, alongside its portrayal in local and Western contexts. Employing interdisciplinary approaches, the course integrates perspectives from masculinity studies, gender theory, and postcolonial theory to delve into the construction of gender identities and gender roles in the region. Covering the early 20th century to the present, the course combines theoretical and analytical texts with biographical and fictional narratives that explore representations of masculinity, family dynamics, and complex issues such as state violence, tradition, modernity, patriarchy, economic transformations, and Orientalism/imperialism. Its objective is to understand the dynamics of gender expression while addressing obstacles to fostering a pro-gender equality environment and inclusivity in the region.
Butler. Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. London: Routledge, 1990.
Connell, R. W., and James W. Messerschmidt. “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept.” Gender and Society, vol. 19, no. 6, 2005, pp. 829–59.
Massad, Joseph. “Re-Orienting Desire: The Gay International and the Arab World”. Public Culture (2002) 14 (2): 361–386.
Die Veranstaltung wurde 2 mal im Vorlesungsverzeichnis WiSe 2024/25 gefunden:
