TAR677 - WOMEN's HISTORY IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
WOMEN's HISTORY IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TAR677 1st Semester 3 0 3 6
Prequisites-
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
 
Instructor (s)Dr. Özlem Sert 
Course objectiveThis seminar investigates the life of women in Ottoman lands.  
Learning outcomes
  1. By the end of the course student, gets familiar with the gender theories
  2. learns the fields that gender perspective opened in the field of history with its examples
  3. attains a comparative perspective to the women in Ottoman Empire
  4. investigates the role of women in public space, her property relations, socioeconomic activities, her place in family structure.
  5. analyses the effects of changes in the Ottoman society to the women in the public space.
Course ContentA variety of sources, including literary, theological, legal, historical, and socio-anthropological will be read. Readings for each class will attempt to combine theoretical works, historical writings, and primary sources, to investigate gender relations in different periods. 
ReferencesZilfi, M. C., (1997)Women in the Ottoman Empire: Middle Eastern Women in the Early Modern Era, BRILL,
Tucker, J. E. (2000) In the House of the Law: Gender and Islamic Law in Ottoman Syria and Palestine, University of California Press.
Faroqhi, S. (2002) Stories of Ottoman Men and Women: Establishing Status, Establishing Control Eren.
Goodwin, G. (2007) The Private World of Ottoman Women, Saqi Books.
Marcus, J. (1987) Ottoman Women, History and Capitalism (Women in International Development, Michigan State University.
Sonbol, A. (2005) Beyond The Exotic: Women?s Histories In Islamic Societies, Syracuse University Press
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Gender theory
Week 2Critique of orientalism for a Comperative perspective in women studies in Ottoman History
Week 3Women in Ottoman history- The Sources
Week 4Women in early modern world and the Ottoman women-I
Week 5Women in early modern world and the Ottoman women-II
Week 6Women in early modern world and the Ottoman women-III
Week 7Women in early modern world and the Ottoman women-IV
Week 8Presentations
Week 9Presentations
Week 10Women in the modernizing world and Ottoman Empire-I
Week 11Women in the modernizing world and Ottoman Empire-II
Week 12Women in the modernizing world and Ottoman Empire-III
Week 13Women in the modernizing world and Ottoman Empire-IV
Week 14Presentations
Week 15General exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments150
Presentation150
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam00
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14684
Presentation / Seminar Preparation144
Project000
Homework assignment11717
Midterms (Study duration)11313
Final Exam (Study duration) 12020
Total Workload3263180

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

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