HIST437 OTTOMAN WOMEN IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (1500-1922 C.)
| Course Code: | 2400437 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. BİRTEN ÇELİK |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students are expected to:
1) Have a general knowledge of Ottoman women in the periods from the 1500s to the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1922 with the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate;
2) Increase their understanding of the status of Ottoman women in private and public life, more specifically, their existence in the social, economic, political, and work life;
3) Compare Ottoman women coming from different ethnic and religious groups and seek similarities and differences.
4) Accumulate examples of the experiences of Ottoman women in the spheres of education, literature and press;
5) Learn about their struggles to survive during the wars and their engagement with the women’s movement.
6) Have a general knowledge of the experiences of Ottoman women after 1922 with examples chosen mainly from Turkey.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Write an essay on the history of Ottoman women.
2) Recognize the effects of the reforms that started during the Tanzimat Period and continued in the later years on the status, conditions, and lives of Ottoman women.
3) Define women’s contribution to the production and economy in the Ottoman Empire.
4) Explain Ottoman women’s efforts to liberate themselves from the traditional obstacles via education, professions, press, and associations.
5) Identify Ottoman women’s contribution to the country in national matters, participation in the wars, politics, and to the foundation of Modern Turkey.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | are able to present research results both in oral and written form. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | are able to work individually or as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | are equipped with academic ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution