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