Before participating in this discussion, be sure that you have read Chapter 10, "Arab American Femininities," and Chapter 11, "Becoming La Mujer," in your textbook. Also, feel free to read the optional article, Behind the Veil.
For this discussion activity, compare and contrast the experiences of Nadine Naber (Chapter 10, "Arab American Femininities") and Marisa Navarro (Chapter 11, "Becoming La Mujer"). Explain also how the hegemonic constructions, or dominant ways of thinking, of female sexuality vary by race and socioeconomic class.
In response to your classmates, discuss how bodies can serve as battlegrounds.
https://books.google.com/books?id=rjT5pSZgGV4C&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=Becoming+La+Mujer+by+Marisa+Navarro.&source=bl&ots=UGk6IHygtw&sig=CAc3_NoU1-4Jzl-KYanj0fCPDqs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqqKif4pTQAhUCVyYKHZGKBWMQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=Becoming%20La%20Mujer%20by%20Marisa%20Navarro.&f=false
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d96010d36xw0jzx/sex-gender-and-sexuality-the-new-basics-book.pdf?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1wpuaf2ntjdmnrz/arab_american_femininities__be.pdf?dl=0