Summer 2026 Course Offerings

For more information on Summer 2026 Gender and Women's Studies (GWS) and Social Justice (SJ) course offerings, please contact Associate Director Dr. Chez Rumpf, Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Cindy Tekobbe, Director of Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration Dr. Gayatri Reddy, or Undergraduate Advisor for Majors and Minors Hideaki Noguchi.

Interested in an independent study with GWS faculty? Contact Associate Director Dr. Chez Rumpf to find out how!

This is a course flyer for GWS 255: Introduction to Middle East and Muslim Feminism, taught by Dr. Nadine Naber at UIC in Summer 2026, offered online asynchronously. The flyer features a photograph of a protest or demonstration with a woman in a pink hijab making a peace sign in the foreground, with other participants holding a sign reading

GWS 255: Introduction to Middle East and Muslim Feminisms

The course examines key themes in Middle East Feminisms including how struggles around gender and sexuality are shaped in the context of history and politics, including: racism, classism, nationalism, imperialism, and colonization. We will explore this thematic historically with a focus on the Arab region and Arab diasporas in the U.S. (Arab American communities). We will focus on both how dominant political structures (states, global powers, etc.) target and portray women from the Middle East and LGBTQ people as well as how these women and LGBTQ people portray themselves and actively resist and challenge domination/oppression. We will focus on their visions for freedom, liberation, feminism, radical justice, decoloniality, and queer justice.

Taught by Dr. Nadine Naber

GWS 255
CRN 23178
3 credits

Course Details:
Online Asynchronous

Fulfills General Education Requirements:
Exploring World Cultures (EWC)

Cross List:
GLAS 255, CRN 23187
ANTH 255, CRN 23188