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I think my interest in this course may be FSM and Repressed memory relating to sexual assault.

Possible pages to focus on:

1. Sexual assault in the United States military 2. Repressed memory 3. FSM 4. Human female sexuality

Sources I might use pertaining to ''Human female sexuality''

Simon, Anna K. "Is The Goddess Movement Self-Indulgent?." Feminist Theology: The Journal Of The Britain & Ireland School Of Feminist Theology 13.2 (2005): 167-172. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

Mudege, Netsayi Noris, et al. "The Determinants Of Female Circumcision Among Adolescents From Communities That Practice Female Circumcision In Two Nairobi Informal Settlements." Health Sociology Review 21.2 (2012): 242-250. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

Strassmann, Beverly I., et al. "Religion As A Means To Assure Paternity." Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 109.25 (2012): 9781-9785. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

Leppänen, Katarina. "Religion And Female Sexuality: Becoming A Subject Through The Denial Of Pleasure In Kate O'brien's The Ante-Room And Elin Wägner's Silverforsen." Women's Studies 42.7 (2013): 782-799. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Sept. 2016.

Carpenter, Karen, and Dana Kaplan. "Non-Marital Sex In Reform Judaism: Reconciling

Theory With Reality." Sexuality & Culture 19.4 (2015): 916-927. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Oct. 2016.

Carpenter and Kaplan discuss Reform Judaism, or Judaism that focuses on the joining of religious beliefs with practicality, and follows no central authority, so belief systems are highly individualistic and personal.  The authors state that there has been very little Reform literature that discusses non-marital sex, as the movement has been focused on LGBT issues. Additionally, Joan Friedman, a Reform Rabbi, says that in Eugene Borowitz’s book Choosing a Sex Ethic, married, heterosexual sex is best, but non-marital sex (preferably long-term, committed relationship sex) is less good, but not bad.

Chanana, Karuna. “Hinduism and Female Sexuality: Social Control and Education of

Girls in India.”Sociological Bulletin, vol. 50, no. 1, 2001, pp. 37–63.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/23620149.

In Chanana’s paper, the topic of the hindering and control of female sexuality is discussed, especially in North and Central India. This control of girls, beginning with puberty, greatly affects their education. They are often secluded from men and “public spaces”, such as schools. However, Chanana stresses that this pattern of tradition is not present in all of India, and that region, caste, and matrilineal versus patrilineal societies.

Dialmy, Abdessamad. "Sexuality And Islam." European Journal Of Contraception &

Reproductive Health Care 15.3 (2010): 160-168. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Oct. 2016.

Dialmy describes the view of sexuality, based on Holy Texts, as sometimes “paradoxical.” Texts reinforce patriarchal ideas of sexuality, such as male dominance. However, the act of nikah, or marital sex, is seen as holy and capable of bringing one closer spiritually to Allah.

"India's Sensual Past." Wilson Quarterly 35.4 (2011): 73-74. Academic Search

Complete. Web. 6 Oct. 2016.

The main point of this source is the shift from Hindu ideas of sexuality in the past to views today, primarily created by colonialism. Protestant Britons who colonized India denounced and frowned upon the “excesses” of Hinduism, such as polygamy in gods and goddesses, and the eroticism and “ritual sex” found in the Rig Veda.

Khan, M. A., and S. Khan. "Quranic Approach About Sexuality Education." JAPS:

Journal Of Animal & Plant Sciences 25.5 (2015): 1210-1215. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.

Like Dialmy, Khan and Khan discuss the ways in which the Qur’an addresses sex, nikah, and even menstrual cycles. The Qur’an describes sex as a powerful human force that must be satisfied purely, through nikah, sex between husband and wife. They also discuss Haya, or the concept of modesty, morals, and inner holiness that has no appropriate English translation. Women must stay pure by abstaining from sex outside of nikah, keeping themselves clean and away from men during menses, and so on. Men must stay pure by not staring at women impurely, and only ejaculating with the goal of procreating.

Labovitz, Gail. "Freedom And Honor In Rabbinic Constructions Of Female Sexuality."

Journal Of Feminist Studies In Religion (Indiana University Press) 28.2 (2012): 69-87. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Oct. 2016.

Labovitz examines the intersection between female sexuality and slavery in Rabbinic texts. As the word for “wife” in Hebrew and Aramaic also denoted the word for “woman,” it was common for women in Rabbinic texts to be referred to as property, even commodities. If a man, such as the deaf/mute man in the Rabbinic parable needed help with household duties and so on, he was given a wife by Rabbi M’lakhyu. Moreover, female sexuality was defined by her role as a wife, which was synonymous with her womanhood. The line between “slave” and “free” was bodily autonomy. Slave women were not protected from assault, as the free man may take as he pleases, while the free woman must protect her body in order to stay pure.

Ribner, David S., and Peggy J. Kleinplatz. "The Hole In The Sheet And Other Myths

About Sexuality And Judaism." Sexual & Relationship Therapy 22.4 (2007): 445-456. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Oct. 2016.

Kleinplatz and Ribner discuss the often contradictory views of sexuality in the Jewish faith. For example, many individuals see Orthodox Jews as conservative, and thus assume that sex is sinful. However, Kleinplatz emphasizes that in Talmudic and Biblical law, which encourages sex as holy and a way to heighten marital bond (it was encouraged for married couples to copulate on the Sabbath, especially.) Myths of Jewish sexuality, such as Jewesses as nymphomaniacs, sex through a hole in the sheet, etc. have been often used to demonize the Jewish faith and culture.

Zakaria, Rafia. "Sex And The Muslim Feminist." New Republic 247.3 (2016): 8-11.

Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Oct. 2016.

In her article, Zakaria discusses the disturbing lack of Muslim female voices on the feminist stage, in addition to the damaging stereotype of Muslim women needing to be “saved” and “liberated” from Islam. She argues that sexual freedom does not necessarily need to be the defining factor in a woman’s freedom, as this notion caters to the capitalization of sex in Western societies, which simply does not carry over into other societies.