PSC 300 - Pol/Lit:Egypt Thru Eye Mahfouz

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This is an interdisciplinary course focusing on the relationship between and political theory and literature through the trilogy of the Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz. Mahfouz is the most important and popular Arabic fiction writer of this century. In 1988, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. After an introduction to theories of colonialism and nationalism, the course will focus on Mahfouz's treatment of colonialism, nationalism, gender, family, and humor in his famous Cairo trilogy. The trilogy tells the story of three generations of an urban middle class family in Cairo between 1914 and 1945.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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