Academic Programs and Research
at Brandeis University
Students Working with the Project
Students enrolled in various academic programs at Brandeis University have the opportunity to become involved in the research of the FSE project. We have research assistant positions for graduate and undergraduate students (see Job Openings ).
Courses Offered by Project Faculty
A seminar, "Slavery, Religion, and Women" for first year students will be taught by the Project Director, Bernadette Brooten, in the fall of 2003, 2004, and 2005. (Click here for pdf file of syllabus.) She will also teach "Feminist Sexual Ethics" in the spring of 2004, which will be open to both undergraduate and graduate students. (Click here for pdf file of syllabus.)
A course about marriage and divorce in Islam will be offered in the near future.
Academic Programs and Departments
Students enrolled at Brandeis have the opportunity to take courses related to the FSE Project with the following programs and departments:
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS) offers several courses in Women's Studies as well as a joint master's degree in NEJS and Women's Studies. http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/nejs/index.html
Women's Studies is hoping to introduce a Women and Gender Studies major and currently offers joint degree graduate programs in several fields, including NEJS and Anthropology. http://www.brandeis.edu/wmns/graduate.html
Admissions Links
Undergraduate admissions; undergraduate application.
Graduate admissions; graduate application.
Related Research at Brandeis
The Women's Studies Research Center is an interdisciplinary think tank for scholars and artists in the field of women's studies. Programs include colloquia, lectures, conference, art exhibits, performances, and recitals. The WSRC houses the Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women (HIRIJW); the Rebecca Clarke Society; Mistrabra: Israel-Diaspora Institute for Jewish Textual Activism; the Community, Families, and Work Program; and The Ernestine Rose Society. http://www.brandeis.edu/centers/wsrc/
The National Center on Women and Aging focuses national attention on the special concerns of women as they age, develops solutions and strategies for dealing with these concerns, and reaches out to women and organizations across the country, promoting the changes necessary to improve older women's lives. http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/national/ind.html