EAS515 GENDER QUESTION IN THE SOVIET UNION AND POST- SOVIET SPACE
| Course Code: |
8350515 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(0-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Eurasian Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. AYÞE AYATA |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
The aim of this course is to examines the interaction between state, gender and patriarchy with a particular focus on the Soviet Union and on the cases of Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and kazakhstan.After reviewing the main theoretical debates on this interaction, the very gendered themes and spheres such as modernization, revolution,education,motherhood,abortion,family,political life and working life during the soviet time are discussed.In the second part,the ruptures and continuities with the Soviet gender politics are considered in the Russian Federation,kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.The main question is to understand the impact of national identity,religion and culture on gender politics in these countries after the end of Soviet Union.
