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101:508:224 Women and Gender in African History (3)

Professor Barbara oo!er "#$1 "%rray 212 &ffice Ho%rs: 'an (yc) 003 #$%rsday *:30 + 10:30 and by a!!ointment bacoo!er,rci-r%t.ers-ed% Women in Africa have been queens and slaves, farmers and traders, mothers and prostitutes. Given the extraordinary diversity of Africa we will not attempt to tell a single story about the history of women. Instead we will explore a number of themes productive life, spiritual authority, family dynamics, age and gender as cross!cutting dimensions of power, the implications of the legal domain, conceptions of the body and health, women"s education, the construction of femininity and masculinity# across a variety of different settings on the continent. We will consider how local, regional and global shifts in environment, economy, political life and spiritual conceptions have affected women and men, shaping the roles they play. We will use texts that illustrate the use of a range sources for history$ life histories, documentary evidence, ethnographic observation, legal dramas, oral and written poetry. All of your readings are either available in a coursepac% &'(# available at )equod *opy 11+ ,omerset ,treet -'.# .1/!0-0-# or they are available to you for free online through the 1utgers 2niversity 3ibrary often through 4,561#. 5o access online 7ournal articles you must enter through a 1utgers account8find the 7ournal in question in I1I,, then search for the article within the 7ournal once you find the online lin%. )lease print out copies of all 7ournal articles so that we can discuss the language and evidence closely in class. o%rse /e0%irements: Attendance$ .9: of grade. 5his is not a lecture course. 5o be a member of the class you must commit to three things$ regular and timely attendance in class; prior preparation through reading and note ta%ing; participation in the discussion. <ore than three un!excused absences will diminish your final grade. <ore than five un!excused absences is grounds for failure of the course. ,imilarly regular lateness to class or disruptive departure from class can affect your grade. <idterm essay$ '9: A five to seven page typed essay on a topic I will assign drawing together the readings, due in hard copy class on <onday 6ct. ./. I will give out the essay assignment earlier in 6ctober. =inal exam$ >9: ,tudents will be given a ta%e home essay exam. 5he exam will be cumulative8it will cover material for the entire semester. 6ur exam date falls on a ,aturday ?ec. 1- th but I am giving you a little extra time to complete your ta%e home final exam. Accordingly your ta%e home exam must be returned to me I@ AA1? *6)B in my office in Can ?yc% 99' by noon on <onday, ?ec. 1+ th. I will not accept late exams and I do not accept exams by attachment. Dxtra *redit$ Bou will note that I have included numerous extra credit opportunities on the syllabus. Bou can earn one point for each one page written response you turn in to me for the events listed below. Bou may earn up to > points of extra credit. 6ther opportunities may become available throughout the semester.

5hur. ,ept. 1 Introduction to the *ourse <on. ,ept. > 3abor ?ay ! no class 5hur. ,ept. 0 6rientations *oursepac% 0!'/$ Dugenia ,han%lin, E=amily and Finship,G in April and ?onald Gordon, Understanding Contemporary Africa Houlder$ 3ynne 1ienner, .991, ./>!(+. April Gordon, EWomen and ?evelopment, in April and ?onald Gordon, Understanding Contemporary Africa Houlder$ 3ynne 1ienner, .991, .-1!+-. <on. ,ept. 1. ?ebating <atriarchy and )atriarchy *oursepac% '>!>0$ D. =rances White, EAfrica 6n <y <ind,G in *heryl 4ohnson!6dim and <argaret ,trobel, Expanding the Boundaries of Womens History, Hloomington$ Indiana 2niversity )ress, 1++., >1!-'. Ifi Amadiume, E5he <atriarchal roots of Africa,G from her boo% Reinventing Africa: Matriarchy Re!igion and Cu!ture 3ondon$ Ied )ress, 1++-, .+!>1. 5hur. ,ept. 1> Gender and <asculinity *oursepac% >+!0.$ 4. 3orand <atory, "ex and the Empire that is #o More: $ender and the %o!itics of Metaphor in &yo 'oru(a Re!igion @ew Bor%$ Herghahn Hoo%s, .99>, 1+-!..>. <on. ,ept. 1+ Gender and <asculinity *oursepac% 0'!+-$ ?orothy Aodgson, &nce )ntrepid Warriors: $ender Ethnicity and the Cu!tura! %o!itics of Maasai *eve!opment. Hloomington$ Indiana 2niversity )ress, .991, .1!/-. 5hur. ,ept. .. =emale )ower and 3egitimacy *oursepac% +0!19/ and 111!1..$ ,aJad Abuba%r, EKueen Amina of Iaria,G in #igerian Women in Historica! %erspective, edited by Holanle Awe, ,an%oreLHoo%craft, 1++., 1.!.> Ddna Hay, E5he +po,ito or MKueen <otherJ of )recolonial ?ahomey$ 5owards an Institutional Aistory,G in -ueens -ueen Mothers %riestesses and %o.er, edited by =lora Ddouwaye ,. Faplan. @ew Bor%$ @ew Bor% Academy of ,ciences, 1++-, 1+!/9. <on. ,ept. .( =emale )ower and 3egitimacy *oursepac% 19>!119 and 1>1!1('$ D.F. Alagoa, EKueen Fambasa of Honny,G in #igerian Women in Historica! %erspective, edited by Holanle Awe, ,an%oreLHoo%craft, 1++., .-!'>. Aeidi @ast, Concu(ines and %o.er: /ive Hundred 'ears in a #orthern #igerian %a!ace <inneapolis$ 2niversity of <innesota )ress, .99>, 1!.9. Dxtra *redit$ <on. ,ept. .(, /$'9 4erry A. Hentley 2niversity of Aawaii#NWhat Is World Aistory @owON 5eleconference 3ecture Aall, Alexander 3ibrary, /th =loor *A*#. Dxtra *redit$ Wed. ,ept .0, - pm Alison ?es=orges, ,enior Adviser to the Africa ?ivision, Auman 1ights Watch N<ass 4ustice After <ass Ciolence$ 5he *ase of the 1wandan GenocideN *oo% ?ouglass 3ecture Aall, 1oom 19. @ote$ Aistory <a7ors 6rientation is Wed. ,ept. .0 at (.'9 )<

5hurs. ,ept. .+ Women and ,lavery *oursepac% 1.'!1>9$ *laire 1obertson and <artin Flein, EWomenJs Importance in African ,lave ,ystems,G in *laire 1obertson and <artin Flein, eds., Women and "!avery in Africa. <adison$ 2niversity of Wisconsin )ress, 1+0', '!.>. George D. Hroo%s, E5he "ignares of ,aint!3ouis and Goree$ Women Dntrepreneurs in Dighteenth!*entry ,enegal,G in @ancy Aaf%in and Ddna Hay, Women in Africa: "tudies in "ocia! and Economic Change, ,tanford$ ,tanford 2niversity )ress, 1+-(, 1+!//. <on. 6ct. ' Women and ,lavery *oursepac% 1>/!1+'$ <arcia Wright, "trategies of "!aves and Women. @ew Bor%$ 3ilian Harber )ress, 1++', E<satulwa <wachiteteG >+!-+, E<ama <eliG +1!1.1. Dxtra *redit$ <on. 6ct. ', /$'9 ,andra Harnes, ?epartment of Anthropology, 2niversity of )ennsylvania, NGlobal =lows$ 6il, 5error and ,trategic )hilanthropyN *ollege Aall, 3ivingston ,tudent *enter 5hurs. 6ct. ( 1itual and )ower *oursepac% 1+/!.9-$ 4udith van Allen, EMAba 1iotsJ or Igbo MWomenJs WarJO Ideology, ,tratification, and the Invisibility of Women, in @ancy Aaf%in and Ddna Hay, Women in Africa: "tudies in "ocia! and Economic Change, ,tanford$ ,tanford 2niversity )ress, 1+-(, >+!0>. 6nline$ Ddward A. Alpers, EM6rdinary Aousehold *horesJ$ 1itual and )ower in a 1+th!*entury ,wahili Women"s ,pirit )ossession *ultG 0he )nternationa! 1ourna! of African Historica! "tudies Col. 1-, @o. / 1+0/#, pp. (--!-9. ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciO siciP9'(1!-00.:.01+0/:.+1-:'A/:'*(--:'A:..A*1A):'D..9.*6:'H.!. 1osh Aashanah sundown, ends Wed. <on. 6ct 19 )ower and the <ar%et *oursepac% .1+!..0$ Gracia *lar%, EGender and )rofiteering$ GhanaJs <ar%et Women as ?evoted <others and MAuman Campire HatsJG in ?orothy Aodgson and *heryl <c*urdy, eds. 2Wic3ed Women and the Reconfiguration of $ender in Africa, )ortsmouth$ Aeinemann, .991, .+'!'11. Cideo$ $od gave her a Mercedes Ben4 QvideorecordingR L produced by ,=I@S =ilmL5C ; directed by Fatia =orbert )etersen ; concept and research by Ingrid @ystrTm. @ew Bor%, @.B. $ =ilma%ers 3ibrary, Inc., Q1++'OR. 1 videocassette /0 min.# $ sd., col. ; 1L. in. <edia library .!'(19# Dxtra *redit$ Wed. 6ct. 1., - pm dinner, 0pm movie, Aotel 1wanda, Husch *ampus *enter <ultipurpose 1oom reserve tic%et in advance# 5hurs. 6ct. 1' ,hifting Dconomies of )ower and <eaning *oursepac% .90!.10 and ..+!./9$ <isty Hastian, EMCultures of the <ar%etplaceJ$ ,outheastern @igerian Women and ?iscourses of the 6gu 2munwaanyi WomenJs War# of 1+.+,G in 4ean Allman et al. eds., Women in African Co!onia! Histories Hloomington$ Indiana 2niversity )ress, .99., .(9! 01. 4ean Aay, E3uo Women and Dconomic *hange ?uring the *olonial )eriod,G in @ancy Aaf%in and Ddna Hay, Women in Africa: "tudies in "ocia! and Economic Change, ,tanford$ ,tanford 2niversity )ress, 1+-(, 0-!19+.

<on. 6ct. 1- ?efining 3abor$ ?omesticity and the Wor%er *oursepac% ./1!.('$ DliUabeth ,chmidt, E1ace, ,ex, and ?omestic 3abor$ 5he Kuestion of African =emale ,ervants in ,outhern 1hodesia, 1+99!1+'+,G in Faren Aansen, ed., African Encounters .ith *omesticity, @ew Hrunswic%$ 1utgers 2niversity )ress, 1++., ..1!./1. @a%anyi%e <usisi, E*olonial and <issionary Dducation$ Women and ?omesticity in 2ganda, 1+99!1+/>,G in Faren Aansen, ed., African Encounters .ith *omesticity, @ew Hrunswic%$ 1utgers 2niversity )ress, 1++., 1-.!1+/. Dxtra *redit$ <on. 6ct. 1- 0pm 1utgers ,tudent *enter, An Dvening with )aul 1usesabagina. 5hurs. 6ct. .9 ,truggles to *ontrol Women *oursepac% .(/!.0>$ 3uise White, E?omestic 3abor in a *olonial *ity$ )rostitution in @airobi, 1+99!>.,G in ,haron ,tichter and 4ane )arpart, eds., %atriarchy and C!ass: African Women in the Home and the Wor3force, Houlder$ Westview )ress, 1+00, 1'+!1(9. 4ean Allman, E1ounding up ,pinsters$ Gender *haos and 2nmarried Women in *olonial Asante,G in in ?orothy Aodgson and *heryl <c*urdy, eds. 2Wic3ed Women and the Reconfiguration of $ender in Africa, )ortsmouth$ Aeinemann, .991, 1'9!1'0 Dxtra *redit$ 6ct. .9, /$'9, Faren <usalo, EGendered In7ustice$ 5ranscending the <ale )aradigm in the 2.,. and Heyond,G 1?4* 19'L19/ ?ouglass# <on. 6ct. ./ ,truggles to *ontrol Women <id!term essay due in class. @o reading is assigned for this class. Cideo$ A Womans %!ace, <aryland )ublic 5elevision 5hurs. 6ct. .- *olonial <edicine and the Hody *oursepac% .0(!.+0$ 4an 5urritin, E*olonial <idwives and <oderniUing *hildbirth in =rench West Africa,G in 4ean Allman et al. eds., Women in African Co!onia! Histories Hloomington$ Indiana 2niversity )ress, .99., -1!+1. 6nline$ @ancy 1ose Aunt, EM3e HVbV en HrousseJ$ Duropean Women, African Hirth ,pacing and *olonial Intervention in Hreast =eeding in the Helgian *ongoG 0he )nternationa! 1ourna! of African Historica! "tudies Col. .1, @o. ' 1+00#, pp. /91!/'. ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciOsiciP9'(1!-00.:.01+00:.+.1:'A':'*/91:'A :..HDHDW:'D..9.*6:'H.!) <on. 6ct '1*olonial <edicine and the Hody *oursepac% .++!'9+$ @a%anyi%e <usisi, E5he )olitics of )erception or )erception as )olitics$ *olonial and <issionary 1epresentations of Haganda Women, 1+99!1+/>, in 4ean Allman et al. eds., Women in African Co!onia! Histories Hloomington$ Indiana 2niversity )ress, .99., +>! 11>. 5hurs. @ov. ' White Women, )ower, and Identity *oursepac% '19!'.1$ Feith ,hear, EM@ot Welfare or 2plift Wor%$ White Women, <asculinity and )olicing in ,outh Africa,G in @ancy Aunt et al., eds. $endered Co!onia!isms in African History,

<alden$ Hlac%well, 1++-, -1!+'. 6nline$ 4onathan Ayslop, EWhite Wor%ing!*lass Women and the Invention of Apartheld$ ")urified" Afri%aner @ationalist Agitation for 3egislation against "<ixed" <arriages, 1+'/!+N 0he 1ourna! of African History Col. '(, @o. 1 1++>#, pp. >-!01 ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciOsiciP99.1!0>'-:.01++>:.+'(:'A1:'*>-:'AWWWA5I :'D..9.*6:'H.!A Dxtra *redit$ 5hurs. @ov. ', /$'9 <arc Dpprecht, title 5HA, 1?4* 19'L19/ ?ouglass# <on. @ov. - Intimate *olonialism @o reading for this class. Cideo$ 0he !ife and times of "ara Baartman QvideorecordingR $ N5he Aottentot CenusN L a film by Iola <ase%o ; produced by )hilipHroo%s and Aarriet Gavshon @ew Bor%, @.B. $ =irst 1un Icarus =ilms, c1++0. )hysical descrip$ 1 videocassette >. min.#. <edia library .!>91+# Dxtra *redit$ Wed. @ov. +, 19am E3ester ). <onts, E*ultural <emory and 1esolving *onflict Among the Cai )eople of 3iberia, *ollege Aall, 3ivingston ,tudent *enter. 5hurs. @ov. 19 1eligion and Identity *oursepac% '..!''9$ Harbara *ooper, EGender and 1eligion in Aausaland$ Cariations in Islamic )ractice in @iger and @igeria,G in Aerbert Hodman and @ayereh 5ohidi, *iversity Within Unity: $ender *ynamics and Change in Mus!im "ocieties Houlder$ 3ynne 1iener, 1+00, .1!'-. 6nline$ ?orothy 3. Aodgson, EDngendered Dncounters$ <en of the *hurch and the N*hurch of WomenN in <aasailand, 5anUania, 1+>9!1++'N Comparative "tudies in "ociety and History Col. /1, @o. / 6ct., 1+++#, pp. ->0!-0' ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciO siciP9919!/1->:.01+++19:.+/1:'A/:'*->0:'ADD<65*:'D..9.*6:'H.!W <on. @ov. 1/ Women and =arming *rises 6nline$ <egan Caughan, E=amine Analysis and =amily 1elations$ 1+/+ in @yasalandG %ast and %resent @o. 190 Aug., 1+0>#, pp. 1--!.9> ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciO siciP99'1!.-/(:.01+0>90:.+9:'A190:'*1--:'A=AA=11:'D..9.*6:'H.!I 5hurs. @ov. 1- *lass cancelled. QA,A runs from @ov. 1- through .9, in ?.*.R <on. @ov. .1 Women and =arming *rises *oursepac% ''.!'('$ <irian Goheen, E5he Ideology and )olitical Dconomy of Gender$ Women and 3and in @so, *ameroon,G in *hristina A. Gladwin, ed. "tructura! Ad,ustment and African Women /armers Gainesville$ 2niversity of =lorida )ress, 1++1, .'+!>(. Aussaina 4. Abdullah and Ibrahim AamUa, EWomen and 3and in @orthern @igeria$ 5he @eed for Independent 6wndership 1ights,G in 3. <uthoni Wanye%i, ed., Women and 5and in Africa: Cu!ture Re!igion and Rea!i4ing Womens Rights 3ondon$ Ied Hoo%s, .99', 1'>!->. 5hurs. @ov. ./ 5han%sgiving ! no class. <on. @ov. .0 )aradoxes of )olygyny

*oursepac% '(/!'09$ *hristine 6bbo, E5he 6ld and the @ew in Dast African Dlite <arriages,G in ?avid )ar%in and ?avid @yamwaya, 0ransformations of African Marriage, <anchester$ <anchester 2niveristy )ress, 1+0-, .('!-+. Wambui wa Faran7a, EM6utside WivesJ and MInside WivesJ in @igeria$ A ,tudy of *hanging )erceptions in <arriage,G in ?avid )ar%in and ?avid @yamwaya, 0ransformations of African Marriage, <anchester$ <anchester 2niversity )ress, 1+0-, ./-!(1. 5hurs. ?ec. 1 AI?, *oursepac% '01!'+.$ Hroo%e Grundfest ,choepf, EAI?,, Gender, and ,exuality during AfricaJs Dconomic *risis,G in Gwendolyn <i%ell, ed. African =eminism$ 5he )olitics of ,urvival in ,ub! ,aharan Africa. )hiladelphia$ 2niversity of )ennsylvania )ress, 1++-, '19!'. World AI?, ?ay Dxtra *redit$ ?ec. 1, - pm Wold AI?, day event, film showing and discussion of E,cenarios from the ,ahel,G ,cience and Dngineering 1esource *enter, 1m 110, Husch <on. ?ec. > Women, @ationalism, <ilitarism *oursepac% '+/!/11$ Heth Goldblatt and ,heila <eint7es, E,outh African Women ?emand the 5ruth,G in <eredeth 5urshen and *lotilde 5wagiramariya, eds., What Women *o in Wartime: $ender and Conf!ict in Africa, 3ondon$ Ied Hoo%s, 1++0, .-!(1. 6nline$ ,usan Geiger, E 5anganyi%an @ationalism as "Women"s Wor%"$ 3ife Aistories, *ollective Hiography and *hanging AistoriographyG 0he 1ourna! of African History, Col. '-, @o. ' 1++(#, pp. /(>!/-0 ,table 213$ http$LLlin%s.7stor.orgLsiciOsiciP99.1! 0>'-:.01++(:.+'-:'A':'*/(>:'A5@A:.-W3:'D..9.*6:'H.!H Dxtra *redit$ Wed. ?ec. -, -pm ?rucilla *ornell, E5he ?ignity 4urisprudence of ,outh Africa,G *oo% ?ouglass 3ecture Aall, 1m 19. *oo%L?ouglass#. 5hurs. ?ec. 0 5he E=emale *ircumcisionG ?ebate in Fenya *oursepac% /1.!//>$ 3ynn 5homas, EM@gaitana I Will *ircumcise <yself#J$ 3essons from *olonial *ampaigns to Hen Dxcision in <eru, Fenya,G in Hettia ,hell!?uncan and Blva Aerlund, eds., /ema!e 2Circumcision in Africa, Houlder$ 3ynne 1ienner, .999, 1.+!1>9. 4ean ?avison, 6oices from Mutira: Change in the 5ives of Rura! $i3uyu Women 7879: 788;, Houlder$ 3ynne 1ienner, 1++(, 190!1.0, .1'!..0. <on. ?ec. 1. WomenJs Auman 1ights *oursepac% //(!/>+$ ?iana 4. =ox, EAnthropology and WomenJs Auman 1ights$ )erspectives on 1elativism and 2niversality,G in ?iana =ox and @aima Aasci, eds., 0he Cha!!enges of Womens Activism and Human Rights in Africa, 3ewiston$ Ddwin <ellon )ress, 1+++, '+!(/. Cideo$ Women with 6pen Dyes

1ass Po1icies: &n o11e.e 2e3e1 Writin.: I expect college level writing in my courses. If you are unclear about the %inds of standards expected for college level writing in terms of grammar, punctuation, citation and complexity of argument then you should consult the Dnglish Writing programJs web!page for 191$ http$LLwp.rutgers.eduLcoursesL191Lindex.html 5here are downloadable handouts you may want to print out as well. &n !1a.iarism: 5his course calls for written wor%, including essays and an essay exam. Bou must understand clearly what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. 5he following 2niversity statement will help, but if you need more information you should consult 5he Writing )rogramJs excellent and student!friendly explanation of plagiarism at http$LLwp.rutgers.eduLcoursesL.91LplagiarismWpolicyL )lagiarism is the representation of the words or ideas of another as one"s own in any academic exercise. 5o avoid plagiarism, every direct quotation must be identified by quotation mar%s or by appropriate indentation and must be promptly cited in the text or in a footnote. Ac%nowledgment is required when material from another source is stored in print, electronic, or other medium and is paraphrased or summariUed in whole or in part in one"s words. 5o ac%nowledge a paraphrase properly, one might state$ Nto paraphrase )lato"s comment ... N and conclude with a footnote identifying the exact reference. A footnote ac%nowledging only a directly quoted statement does not suffice to notify the reader of any preceding or succeeding paraphrased material. Information which is common %nowledge, such as names of leaders of prominent nations, basic scientific laws, etc., need not be footnoted; however, all facts or information obtained in reading or research that are not common %nowledge among students in the course must be ac%nowledged. In addition to materials specifically cited in the text, only materials that contribute to one"s general understanding of the sub7ect may be ac%nowledged in the bibliography. )lagiarism can, in some cases, be a subtle issue. Any questions about what constitutes plagiarism should be discussed with the faculty member. A longer guide to historical writing in general can be found at the Aistory ?epartment website$ http$LLhistory.rutgers.eduLundergradLwritingguide.htm Po1icy on 1assroom 4ti0%ette the full Aistory ?epartment policy is available on the Aistory ?epartment website# Attendance in this course is not optional< *ell )hones and Heepers$ ,tudents should deactivate signals from cell phones and beepers that can be heard by others during class. ,tudents may not use cell phone during class. )ersonal *onversation$ It is rude and disruptive to engage in personal conversation during class. ,tudents who persist in this disruptive behavior may be as%ed to leave the class and will be mar%ed absent for the session. 1eading newspapers, doing crossword puUUles, or engaging in other personal diversions unrelated to class activity is equivalent to personal conversation.

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