NMC387H1

Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire

The course explores key aspects of the history of women, gender, and sexuality in the Ottoman Empire from the early fourteenth century until the empire’s collapse over the course of the First World War. It examines the experiences of women of various social and religious backgrounds, and the transformation of concepts and expressions of sexuality. Topics include gender and law, the harem as a social and political institution, discourses of sexuality, reproductive politics, women’s movements, labour history, fashion, and gendered experiences of displacement, violence, and war.