GENDER AND SOCIETY IN ANCIENT EGYPT
(ACABS/WS 487)
Winter Term 2006
Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00pm
Frieze Building 1502
Instructor: Terry G. Wilfong
Office: 2078 Frieze Building
Office Hours: Tu 10:00am-1:00pm, and by appointment
Phone: (734) 763-7654, Voicemail (=Kelsey Museum office phone): (734) 936 2593
Email (preferred means of contact): twilfong@umich.edu
Course website: http://www.umich.edu/~twilfong/487.html
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
-Attendance at all class sessions, preparation of readings, participation in discussion
-Brief weekly writing or review assignment (20% of grade)
-In-class midterm exam (30% of grade)
-In-class presentation and a final paper (50% of grade)
TEXTBOOKS:
Available from Shaman Drum Bookstore:
L. Meskell, Archaeologies of Social Life: Age, Sex, Class, et cetera in Ancient Egypt
G. Robins, Women in Ancient Egypt
A. McDowell, Village Life in Ancient Egypt
In-class and/or online handouts for additional readings as indicated
PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE AND READING LIST (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
1.) January 11
ORIENTATION
„No readings
2.) January 18
INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT EGYPT AND CONCEPT OF GENDER
„Readings: Robins 11-20
Meskell 1-7
+ readings listed on assignment
3.) January 25
GENDER, THE INDIVIDUAL AND FEMINIST HISTORY
„Readings: Meskell 8-106
4.) February 1
WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPT: POWER, ELITES AND THE LIFE CYCLE
„Readings: Robins 21-91
5.) February 8
WOMEN IN ANCIENT EGYPT: FAMILY, COMMUNITY, SPIRITUALITY AND DEATH
„Readings: Robins 92-175
6.) February 15
GENDER AND REPRESENTATION: IMAGE AND TEXT
„Readings: Robins 176-191
7.) February 22
MID-TERM EXAM
**NO CLASS WINTER BREAK**
8.) March 8
KELSEY MUSEUM TOUR
CLASS MEETS AT 1:10PM AT KELSEY MUSEUM LOBBY (434 SOUTH STATE STREET)
„remember: backpacks need to be left at the door, pencils only can be used in galleries
9.) March 15
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF GENDER: CASE STUDY: DEIR EL MEDINA
„Readings: Meskell 107-135
McDowell 1-27
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS AND GUIDES
„Paper assignments
10.) March 22
GENDER IN ACTION AT DEIR EL MEDINA
„Readings: McDowell 28-126
11.) March 29
GENDER IN LEARNING, LITERATURE AND THE LAW AT DEIR EL MEDINA
„Readings: McDowell
127-200
HANDOUT
12.) April 5
PRESENTATIONS
13.) April 12
PRESENTATIONS AND SUMMING-UP