ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 61 - Topics in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 10A09F: 2A This course is an introduction to the study of modern Arabic literature through readings and discussion of key texts in prose and poetry from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each offering of the course will be organized around a particular author, genre, theme, or period. Topics may include, inter alia, the question of tradition and modernity, the construction of an Arab national identity, the colonial encounter, post-coloniality, and the status of women in Arab society. The course is conducted entirely in English. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. Courses listed under Arabic 61 are open to students of all classes. In 08F, The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Middle Eastern Literature and Film ( Identical to Jewish Studies 56 and Comparative Literature 64). In this course, we examine the Arab-Israeli conflict as portrayed in both Arabic/Palestinian and Hebrew/Israeli literary traditions-poetry, short stories, novels, novellas, literary essays and personal accounts-and film, looking at how adversaries portray each other, how mutual stereotypes are created and reinforced, or broken down as the case may be, and how the conflict has shaped the development of these respective literary and filmic traditions in substantially different ways. Complementing courses which examine the Arab-Israeli conflict through political and historical lenses and approaches, this course offers the unique perspective of examining the conflict through the literature produced by parties to the conflict. Readings will include works by Emile Habiby, Ghassan Kanafani, Sahar Khalifeh, Amos Oz, Khalil Sakakini, A.B. Yehoshua, S. Yizhar, etc. as well as a selection of Palestinian and Israeli films pertaining to the conflict . Dist: INT; WCult: CI . Bardenstein.In 09F, Modern Arabic Fiction. This course is an introduction to twentieth century fiction across the Arab world. Looking at works from North Africa to the Middle East, we will examine how Arab writers and filmmakers have dealt with such themes as nationalism, immigration, freedom, sexuality, war, violence, and religion. Authors include Tayyib Salih, Mohamed Choukri, Ghassan Kanafani, Tahar Wattar, and Hanah al-Shaykh, among others. No knowledge of Arabic is required. Dist: LIT; WCult: NW. Smolin.

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3.00

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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