Anita M. Weiss
Professor and Head, Department of International Studies
    Fall 2011 and Spring 2012: Graduate Studies Director
(Participating Faculty in PPPM, Asian Studies, Religious Studies, & Sociology)
5206 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5206   USA
(541) 346-3245; FAX: (541) 346-5041
aweiss@uoregon.edu

Fall 2011 Office hours: 307 PLC
         Wednesdays 10-12 & by appointment

Education

Ph.D. (Sociology), University of California at Berkeley (1983)
M.A. (Sociology), University of California at Berkeley (1976)
B.A. (Sociology & South Asian Studies), Rutgers University (1975)
Special Certificate in Asian Studies Award, Rutgers University (1975)

Summary of Interests
Culture and Development in Pakistan; Social Change and Political Transformations in Pakistan; Comparative International Development; Development and Human Rights; Gender and International Development; Muslim Societies and Development; Religion and Social Change; Sociology of South Asia; Women, Legal Reform and Social Change in the Muslim World

Courses and Seminars

INTL 422/522: Aid to Developing Countries Will be offered next in Spring 2012

 

INTL 423/ 523: Development and the Muslim World  Will be taught by an adjunct faculty Spring 2012

INTL 640: Gender Analysis in Development Planning Will be offered next in 2012-13

INTL 421/ 521: Gender and International Development  Taught by Professor Yvonne Braun Winter 2012

INTL 407/ 507: Indian Society through Film  (summer)

 

INTL 399 Islam and Global Forces

 

INTL 399 Pakistan & Afghanistan: Connecting the Problems and the Solutions

INTL 399 Militant Islam (summer)

INTL 656 Proseminar (IS graduate students only)

INTL 607 Graduate Core Seminar (IS graduate students only)

INTL 442/ 542: South Asia: Development and Social Change   Will be offered next in 2012-13

INTL 407/507 Women's Movements around the World (summer)

Publications

Conference Presentations

Selected Professional Service

Recent Public Talks

This page updated September 30, 2011