SHUM 4601

Gender, Islamized Armenians, and the Collective Memory of the Armenian Genocide

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

How did the Armenian Genocide transform from an event that sparked massive international humanitarian intervention into one largely forgotten? What role have Islamized Armenians played in this debate, and how have their narratives underscored how gender was a central aspect of the Armenian Genocide? This course addresses the specific experiences of trafficked women and children who were subjected to forced Islamization.These practices of violent erasure will be examined within the context of the late Ottoman understanding of gender and slavery, and emerging Turkish nationalism which targeted Armenians for extermination through mass murder, enslavement, and forced assimilation.Assigned course materials include an interdisciplinary mix of scholarly readings, oral histories, novels, memoirs alongside print and visual media.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 15 students. Intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

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