| Call Number | 13390 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
M 4:10pm-6:00pm 401 Hamilton Hall |
| Points | 4 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Sarah Bin Tyeer |
| Type | SEMINAR |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | The focus of this seminar will be novels by Arab writers. The course will explore the history of the Arabic novel: its rise, development, and evolution. We will read and analyze novels belonging to various periods in Arab history and representing diverse points of views, including gender, identities, and different sub-cultures and sub-genres. We will look into the connections therein between the novel and the historical backdrops of colonialism, decolonization, globalization, war, rights and personal independence from several perspectives and writers across the Arab world. We will also consider the modern Arabic novel’s engagement with the global, glocal, and local as well as its nod to the Arabic literary tradition; its engagement with technology, scientific progress, absurdity, loss, trauma, the human condition, as well as dystopic themes. No knowledge of Arabic is required. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies |
| Enrollment | 9 students (20 max) as of 8:05PM Monday, May 20, 2024 |
| Subject | Comparative Literature: Middle East |
| Number | GU4262 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Section key | 20241CLME4262W001 |