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Teaching about Gender and Politics of the MENA: Undermining Bias and Introducing a Framework
Politics & Gender ( IF 3.165 ) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 , DOI: 10.1017/s1743923x22000459
Gamze Çavdar

As instructors, we are quite familiar with students coming to our classes loaded with preconceived notions. For instance, some believe that male instructors are better at math, while others think that markets, if left on their own, will produce wealth for everyone. Teaching about gender and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at an American college is no different. Students come to class rarely knowing the basic facts, history, or culture of the region, mostly because the K–12 educational curriculum in the United States does not typically cover the MENA region. However, students’ lack of formal education on the MENA region does not mean they are unexposed to its issues, which are frequent topics in American media. Unfortunately, students often hold misconceptions and deep biases about women, culture, and politics in the region, and these misconceptions impair the learning process by acting as a “psychological block” for the students. As Haddad and Schwedler (2013, 211) put it, “our years of teaching undergraduates have taught us how images of harems, pyramids, and desert warriors wielding sabers on camelback still shape many Americans’ perceptions of the region.” This essay discusses some of the challenges that instructors teaching gender and politics in the MENA region face in an American college classroom. No single course can eradicate old paradigms and prejudices. However, this piece proposes some strategies for effective teaching about gender and politics of the MENA region.

中文翻译:

中东和北非地区的性别与政治教学:消除偏见并引入框架

作为教师,我们非常熟悉带着先入为主的观念来上课的学生。例如,一些人认为男教师更擅长数学,而另一些人则认为,如果任由市场自行发展,将为每个人创造财富。在美国大学教授中东和北非 (MENA) 地区的性别和政治也不例外。学生来上课时很少了解该地区的基本事实、历史或文化,这主要是因为美国的 K-12 教育课程通常不涵盖中东和北非地区。然而,学生们缺乏关于中东和北非地区的正规教育并不意味着他们没有接触过该地区的问题,这些问题是美国媒体经常谈论的话题。不幸的是,学生们常常对女性、文化、该地区的政治和政治,这些误解通过充当学生的“心理障碍”而损害了学习过程。正如哈达德和施韦德勒 (Haddad and Schwedler) (2013, 211) 所说,“我们多年的本科教学经验告诉我们,后宫、金字塔和骑在驼背上挥舞军刀的沙漠勇士的形象如何仍然影响着许多美国人对该地区的看法。” 本文讨论了中东和北非地区教授性别和政治的教师在美国大学课堂上面临的一些挑战。没有任何单一的课程可以根除旧的范式和偏见。然而,这篇文章提出了一些有效教授中东和北非地区性别和政治的策略。“我们多年的本科生教学告诉我们,后宫、金字塔和沙漠勇士在驼背上挥舞军刀的形象如何仍然影响着许多美国人对该地区的看法。” 本文讨论了中东和北非地区教授性别和政治的教师在美国大学课堂上面临的一些挑战。没有任何单一的课程可以根除旧的范式和偏见。然而,这篇文章提出了一些有效教授中东和北非地区性别和政治的策略。“我们多年的本科生教学告诉我们,后宫、金字塔和沙漠勇士在驼背上挥舞军刀的形象如何仍然影响着许多美国人对该地区的看法。” 本文讨论了中东和北非地区教授性别和政治的教师在美国大学课堂上面临的一些挑战。没有任何单一的课程可以根除旧的范式和偏见。然而,这篇文章提出了一些有效教授中东和北非地区性别和政治的策略。没有任何单一的课程可以根除旧的范式和偏见。然而,这篇文章提出了一些有效教授中东和北非地区性别和政治的策略。没有任何单一的课程可以根除旧的范式和偏见。然而,这篇文章提出了一些有效教授中东和北非地区性别和政治的策略。
更新日期:2023-01-24
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