April 9, 2014

THIRD WORLD FEMINISM

GROUP WORK: “CONTESTED MEANING OF THE VEIL AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES”• The Meaning of Head Hair/ History of the Veil

• Contested Meaning of the Veil in Contemporary Iran

• Unveiling

• Revival of the Veil

• Culturally Authentic Muslim Women

• Women and the Revolution of 1979

• The Veil as a Paradox

• With your partner (s) determine one or two of the main ideas in this section, one quote that you think is reflective of it or in support of it, and a question to ask the class about the topic.

SCENES FROM PERSEPOLIS• Punk Rock Scene

• How does this relate to our discussions last class about westoxification?

• Does this clip give you a different perspective of Iranian women of culture?

• Supermarket Scene:

• How does this scene connect to some of the themes we have examined this semester? (It doesn’t necessarily have to be in this unit.)

• University Scene:

• What stood out to you in this scene? How does this complicate or support the readings we had today?

• 1.) How has the rhetoric to save Muslim women been tied to the War on Terror? Why might this be a faulty analogy?

• 2.) According to the reading, how has the veil become a symbol of oppression?

• 3.) According to the reading, how has it also a symbol of empowerment?

• 4.) How might we “be aware of differences, respectful of other paths toward social change that might give women better lives?” Are emancipation, equality, and rights a part of a universal language for which we all use? (96).

• 5.) What does Abu-Lughad propose as an alternative approach to the savior rhetoric?

BLOG REEL

• Gangham Style on the Today Show

BLOG REEL CONTINUED• http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/malala-yousafzai-daily-show-video-2357263

• Malala Yousafzai on the Daily Show