GENDERING WORLD HISTORY II

Gendering World History II is a seminar based course (predominately reading and discussion), which examinees gender and its intersection with class, race, and how each influences the development of social relations, communities, and civilizations from 1500 to the present. It will investigate the role of such factors in the Atlantic Slave trade, the building of empires, Islamic states, the choice and acceptance of leaders, the women's rights movement, in the building of Communist states, and the outbreak of revolutions. We will enter into our journey by examining the lives of various men and women through their stories-their autobiographies and biographies, primary sources and historical novels. Students will investigate the "why" behind gender relations. Instead of focusing on how to change certain gendered practices in the Modern World, Gendering World History seeks to understand how such practices develop so that we as can better understand the Modern World. 3 credits.