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Class number:
1057
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Title: Religion and Gender in the US |
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Department: Human Rights Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: First Quarter |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 0.50 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 12 |
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Available seats: 3 |
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Start date: Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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End date: Friday, June 20, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: R: 5:00PM-8:00PM, TBA |
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Instructor(s):
Ribovich, Leslie
Gleason, Shane
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: Open only to students in the Trinity Prison Education Project/TPEP |
Course Description:
This class will explore two social forces that shape our everyday lives: gender and religion. We will ask: How do gender and religion intersect, especially in contemporary American society? Some view religion as stifling; others view it as enlightening. Similarly, some find gender restrictive, while others find it empowering. In what ways can intersections of religion and gender oppress and liberate, often simultaneously? How have people of various genders and religious backgrounds both resisted norms they find limiting and created new spaces for themselves? Can religion and gender ever be considered in isolation from each other or do they always intersect? We will look at examples such as the Trad Wife phenomenon, religion and gender in social movements, and veiling in Islam. |