| Call Number | 00028 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
MW 3:00pm-7:00pm To be announced |
| Points | 4 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Matthew L Keegan |
| Type | COLLOQUIA |
| Course Description | This seminar is an exploration of some "great books" from the Middle East and South Asia. We will read books, plays, stories, and poems in English translation that were originally written in Arabic, Persian, Bangla, Sanskrit. From the Thousand and One Nights to an Arabic epic about a warrior princess to the Bhagavad Gita, we will examine themes of storytelling, gender, politics, and the nature of divinity. With the exception of one Sudanese novel, we will be focusing on texts from the premodern period, and our focus will be on how to interpret texts, develop arguments about those texts, and learning about cultures of reading and writing in the past. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Subterm | 07/07-08/15 (B) |
| Department | BARNARD SUMMER PROGRAMS |
| Enrollment | 1 student (15 max) as of 2:06PM Friday, April 4, 2025 |
| Subject | Asian Humanities |
| Number | UN1399 |
| Section | 002 |
| Division | Barnard College |
| Open To | Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Business, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies, SIPA, Journalism, Law, Public Health, Professional Studies, Social Work |
| Note | BC students register for Section 001. CU students register f |
| Section key | 20252AHUM1399W002 |