classroom discussion

1. April 9, 2014
THIRD WORLD FEMINISM

2. GROUP WORK: “CONTESTED MEANING
OF THE VEIL AND POLITICAL
IDEOLOGIES”
• The Meaning of Head Hair/ History of the Veil
• Contested Meaning of the Veil in Contemporary Iran
• Unveiling
• Revival of the Veil
• Culturally Authentic Muslim Women
• Women and the Revolution of 1979
• The Veil as a Paradox
• With your partner (s) determine one or two of the
main ideas in this section, one quote that you think is
reflective of it or in support of it, and a question to
ask the class about the topic.

3. SCENES FROM PERSEPOLIS
• Punk Rock Scene
• How does this relate to our discussions last class about westoxification?
• Does this clip give you a different perspective of Iranian women of
culture?
• Supermarket Scene:
• How does this scene connect to some of the themes we have examined
this semester? (It doesn’t necessarily have to be in this unit.)
• University Scene:
• What stood out to you in this scene? How does this complicate or support
the readings we had today?

4. • 1.) How has the rhetoric to save Muslim women been tied to the
War on Terror? Why might this be a faulty analogy?
• 2.) According to the reading, how has the veil become a symbol
of oppression?
• 3.) According to the reading, how has it also a symbol of
empowerment?
• 4.) How might we “be aware of differences, respectful of other
paths toward social change that might give women better lives?”
Are emancipation, equality, and rights a part of a universal
language for which we all use? (96).
• 5.) What does Abu-Lughad propose as an alternative approach to
the savior rhetoric?

5. BLOG REEL
• Gangham Style on the Today Show

6. BLOG REEL CONTINUED
• http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/malala-yousafzai-daily-show-
video-2357263
• Malala Yousafzai on the Daily Show