Fulbright Features
Dr. Tara Deubel
November 4, 2019 | 新澳门六合彩内幕信息WORLD NEWS
Dr. Tara Deubel, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, is a Fulbright Global Research Scholar who spent 10 months conducting her research in Morocco. She was affiliated with Universit茅 Ibn Zohr and worked closely with their Department of Sociology studying the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and two main research projects that primarily focused on women鈥檚 legal rights and forms of feminist activism.
The first project analyzed the impacts of the 2004 national reform of Moroccan family law and the experiences of women seeking assistance in cases of domestic violence, divorce, and other family issues. The second project, conducted with graduate students, was a study of rural Berber women鈥檚 experiences producing argan oil in villages surrounding the Souss region and investigated the socioeconomic impacts of this expensive oil industry on women producers at the village level.
鈥淏y witnessing firsthand some of the difficulties and limitations faced by Moroccan
women in both urban and rural settings,鈥 Deubel says, 鈥淚 learned that one of the greatest
needs is to increase women's access to literacy, education, and employment opportunities
to improve their position in society.鈥 Throughout her Fulbright experience, Deubel
affirmed that although legal change is important, investing in and promoting women鈥檚
education must be a priority worldwide.
Deubel wants to share her findings and experiences in her upcoming classes, and plans
to start a future summer study abroad program in Morocco so that 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students can
have the opportunity to learn about Moroccan history, culture, and contemporary social
issues.
To those looking to apply for a Fulbright scholarship, Deubel says, 鈥淔ulbright provides
an incredible opportunity to experience daily life in a host country and to broaden
your perspective as a scholar by collaborating with international colleagues and students
in your field.鈥